Catholic Church in Lower Silesia Against Communism (1945-1974)

by Kazimiera Jaworska

Post-war Lower Silesia was intended by the communists to be a "laboratory of socialism". Hence, they developed and pursued a special policy towards the Catholic Church. The book highlights the specificity of the pastoral ministry provided by the successive rulers of the Church in Wroclaw (Karol Milik, Kazimierz Lagosz, Cardinal Boleslaw Kominek) in the realities of the communist state. It shows the role of Cardinal Kominek who was persecuted for his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3525573375
• ISBN13: 9783525573372
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 10.38 lbs.