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DOI 10.12887/37-2024-3-147-13



Marek NALEPA, “Thou, whose goodness of heart is praised by ages”: The Jesuit Fathers of Tarnopol and Stara Wieś as Authors of Marian Religious Hymns


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During the 123 years when Poland did not exist as a sovereign country, Marian devotion proliferated throughout its territory partitioned between Austria, Prussia, and Russia. A significant role in the process was played by the Jesuit Fathers conducting, since 1820, pastoral and educational service in the Polish lands acquired by Austria. Three aspects of the activity of the Society of Jesus in Galicia were crucial in its promotion of Marian piety, i.e., the contribution of the Jesuit Fathers to the growing repertoire of songs related to the Virgin Mary, the emphasis on highlighting and prioritizing Marian cult sites in the care of Societas Iesu in the pilgrimage geography, and permanently introducing the May devotions to honor the Virgin Mary into the liturgical calendar. Those who stood out among the Jesuit Fathers in the nineteenth century advanced Mariology, were dedicated to their pastoral service, in particular to the missions and to preaching. Apart from providing educational services, they wrote pieces of poetry as well as religious songs and hymns. Representatives of several generations, including Józef Morelowski (1777–1845), Bazyli Arciszewski (1795–1856), Karol Bołoz Antoniewicz (1807–1852), and Iwo Czeżowski (1814–1889), were prominent in this regard. The pieces they authored have been continually present in the Catholic liturgical and popular repertoire to this day. The paper discusses the biographies of the four Jesuit Fathers in question and their contribution to Marian devotion, in particular the lyrics of selected songs and hymns they wrote.

Keywords: Jesuit Fathers, Stara Wieś, Marian devotion, church song, hymns, partitions of Poland, late Enlightenment classicism, romanticism

Contact: Zakład Literatury Staropolskiej i Polskiego Oświecenia, Instytut Polonistyki i Dziennikarstwa, Kolegium Nauk Humanistycznych, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, ul. Tadeusza Rejtana 16C, budynek A1, p. 121, 35–310 Rzeszów, Poland
E-mail: mnalepa@ur.edu.pl
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https://www.ur.edu.pl/pl/pracownik/strony-pracownicze/marek-nalepa
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  1. ISSN 0860-8024
  2. e-ISSN 2720-5355
  3. The Republic of Poland Ministry of Science and Higher Education Value: 100.00
  4. Quarterly “Ethos” is indexed by the following databases: EBSCO, CEEOL, Index Copernicus (ICV 2017: 55.26), Philosopher’s Index, ERIH Plus.
  5. DOI Prefix 10.12887