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King Michael’s predecessors and to the entire Republic of Poland during his long and faithful tenure. He participated in various mili- tary campaigns, including those against Muscovy and Sweden. Af- terwards, he chose a humble life. He built four small cells and a chapel under the title of Michael the Archangel for himself and his companions. In order to ensure peace and safety for Krajewski and his companions as they lived their lives as hermits, King Michael gave Krajewski a piece of the forest and permitted him to cut the trees down both for construction and for fuel. The document issued by the king was to retain its legal power in the future as long as the her- mits of the Korabiew Forest continued to live there. 49 In the fall of 1672, Fr. Papczynski went to the Korabiew Forest and revealed his intention to found the first Marian monastery at Krajewski’s hermitage. Krajewski gladly accepted the proposal, of- fered his estate to Fr. Stanislaus, and declared himself ready to rec- ognize him as his Superior. He persuaded one of his companions to do the same. He also agreed to live his life according to the Rule of Life presented by Fr. Stanislaus. Later, he urged Fr. Stanislaus many times to speed up the realization of his plans. But Fr. Papczyn- ski was very cautious and kept delaying the final decision. He was troubled by certain traits of Krajewski’s character, which suggested that he was not a suitable candidate for a religious. He loved free- dom too much, and this did not offer much hope that he would be able to bear the rigors of religious obedience well. He was ambi- tious, but fickle and stubborn. 50 Father Papczynski prayed to God for guidance, for it seemed to him that he should not get involved with Krajewski. He decided to seek the advice of learned men once again. When he asked a certain Franciscan what to do, the latter did not really try to talk Fr. Stanislaus out of his plans. It was probably in 1672 that Fr. Stanislaus went to Studzianna on the feast of the Immaculate Conception and, having received the Sacrament of Penance, asked his confessor for advice in this matter. The confessor encouraged him to go to the Korabiew Forest after all and begin, with God’s help, to do what he could, and God would do the rest. It was the same priest whom Papczynski had once asked for advice 259 Foundation of a New Religious Order