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Józef Jarzębowski
Józef Jarzębowski (b. 26 November 1897 in Warsaw - d. 13 September 1964 in Herisau, Switzerland) was a Polish-born Roman Catholic priest, member of the Marian Fathers. He was an educationalist, historian, writer and noted antiquarian. Life Raised by his widowed mother as one of three children, Jarzębowski came from an impoverished background. He was a good scholar, but suffered from poor health. In 1917 he joined the Polish province of the Marian Fathers. After abbreviated theological and history studies at the Catholic University of Lublin, from 1925 to 1937 he was a history and humanities teacher at his order's Bielany college in Warsaw. In 1938 he published a life of his revolutionary hero, Romuald Traugutt. At the outbreak of World War II, he managed to evade the Nazi occupation of Poland, Nazi occupiers and made his way eastwards to Vilnius. There he met professor of theology, Michael Sopocko, Michał Sopoćko who had been the Spiritual direction, spiritual director of a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fawley Court
Fawley Court is a country house, with large mixed-use grounds standing on the west bank of the River Thames at Fawley, Buckinghamshire, Fawley in the English county of Buckinghamshire. Its former estate once encompassed both adjacent Phyllis Court as well as Henley Park which served as the dower house. It had a very extensive estate including a derr park and a considerable number of other buildings and farms. Following World War II, it was run as Divine Mercy College by the Polish Congregation of Marian Fathers, with its associated library, museum and was one of the cultural centres for the Poles in the United Kingdom, Polish community in the United Kingdom until its closure and sale in 2009. It is listed building, listed at Grade I for its architecture. Parts and location The main building sits five times its length away from the River Thames, river, 600m along the 2112m Henley Royal Regatta course and has a private promenade covering approximately half of the course, History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
