Lumen 2018

The most recent publication regarding the person of Stanislaus Papczynski is the work by Rev. Wenceslaus Makos, MIC, entitled: O. Stanislaw od Jezusa Maryi Papczynski. Badania i refleksje [Fr. Stanislaus of Jesus Mary Papczynski. Research and Reflections], War- saw, 1998. The author made a thorough study of the complicated aspects of Fr. Papczynski’s life, explaining many difficult issues asso- ciated both with his life and his beatification process. With particular insight, he presented the person of the Founder of the Marians, dis- cussed his charisms, the difficult period at the Piarists, the polemics between the Piarists and the Jesuits, in which, out of necessity, Fr. Papczynski became involved and described the difficulties associated with the foundation and the development of the Congregation of Marian Fathers. After Positio, this work provided the most precious assistance in the preparation of this biography. It should be added that throughout the entire 20 th century there appeared about 370 publications regarding either the very person of Fr. Stanislaus Papczynski or his work and the places associated with his person. In the language of statistics, this means three publications each year. Among the most important sources which were helpful in the writ- ing of this biography, the following should be mentioned: those of Fr. Papczynski’s writings which survived to this day, Fr. Papczynski’s biographies written by Leporini and Wyszynski, the history of the Polish Province of the Piarist Fathers written by Kraus, the records of the Information Process in Poznan, any available official docu- ments associated with Fr. Papczynski’s life, work, and his beatification process. These documents can be found in the following archives: General Archives of the Marians in Rome, Archives of the Marian Postulate in Rome, Archives of the Polish Province of the Marians in Warsaw, General Archives of the Piarist Fathers in Rome, Central Archives of the Piarist Fathers in Budapest, Archives of the Piarist Fa- thers in Cracow, Archives of the Jesuits in Rome, Archives of the Re- formed Franciscans [Reformati -EStJ] in Cracow, Archives of the Congregation of St. Philip in Studzianna, Archives of the Nunciature S TANISLAUS P APCZYNSKI 26