Lumen 2018

Undoubtedly, a doctoral dissertation by Rev. Casimir Krzyza- nowski MIC, entitled Stanislaus a Jesu Maria Papczynski OIC (1631-1701), magister studii perfectionis , Romae, 1963, is a very important monographic work. On the one hand, the author set out to collect the facts and data regarding Fr. Papczynski’s life and work. On the other — he gathered together the elements of Fr. Papczyn- ski’s theological and moral doctrine and put them in a systematic order, thus presenting his teaching on the pursuit of Christian and religious perfection. The most important work regarding the person of Fr. Papczynski is the monumental work Sacra Congregatio pro Causis Sanctorum Officium Historicum, Posnaniensis Beatificationis et Canonizationis Servi Dei Stanislai a Jesu Maria Papczynski, Fundatoris Clericorum Regularium Immaculatae Conceptionis B.V.M. (+ 1701) POSITIO super Introductione Causae et super virtutibus ex officio concinnata , Romae, 1977. This work was prepared by Rev. Casimir Krzyza- nowski, MIC on behalf of the Historical Section of the Sacred Con- gregation for the Causes of the Saints. During many years of studies and archival research, he became very familiar with the subject of Fr. Papczynski’s life and work. The aforementioned work constitutes a collection of documents and commentaries about his life and the fame of his sanctity. Positio contains all the documents that were avail- able in various archives at that time as well as the critical analysis of these documents, all of which was extremely helpful in the prepara- tion of this book. The collection contains, among others, extensive excerpts from the first biographies of Fr. Papczynski written, respec- tively, by Leporini and Wyszynski as well as certain records of the In- formation Process in Poznan. Mention should also be made of a book by Fr. Krzyzanowski, MIC, entitled Under the Banner of the Immaculate and published in London in 1966, which sought to popularize the person of Fr. Pa- pczynski. While the book was written in the form of popular com- mentaries on various episodes of Fr. Papczynski’s life, nevertheless it strictly reflects the historical truth. Preface 23