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in Warsaw, Vatican Secret Archives, Archives of the Archdiocese of Poznan, Archives of the CracowMetropolitan Curia, Archives of the Diocese of Lublin. The majority of the documents which were consulted during the writing of this book can be found in Positio , which made my task considerably easier. This book came into being thanks to my prede- cessors who undertook the labor of locating the proper documents, studying them, preparing commentaries, and publishing them. The words of deepest appreciation should be addressed to the author of Positio —Rev. Casimir Krzyzanowski, MIC, and to Rev. John Buko- wicz, who supported him in these queries. Reverend Wenceslaus Makos, MIC, joined this effort and shed light upon many complex situations in Fr. Papczynski’s life and his beatification process. I wish to express my gratitude to all the aforementioned authors for doing the preparatory work and for their help, advice, and contribution during the correction of this biography. I also wish to give thanks to my other confreres who proofread the text of the biography and of- fered their comments and critique. They were: Rev. Anthony Skwier- czynski, MIC, Rev. Marian Pisarzak, MIC, Rev. John Kosmowski, MIC, and Rev. Thaddeus Gorski, MIC. I also thank Rev. Stanislaus Klimaszewski, MIC, for correcting the translation from Latin into Polish of the fragments of Fr. Papczynski’s writings. I wish to thank the initiator of this work, Rev. Stanislaus Kur- landzki, MIC, who, as Provincial Superior, charged me with the task of writing this book. I also thank his successor in this office, Rev. John Rokosz, MIC, who was vividly interested in my work and made sure that I had the time and the means to continue my work. I ex- press my very special gratitude to Rev. Prof. John Pryszmont who, many years ago, encouraged me to study the life and work of the Founder of the Marians and was the promoter of my doctoral dis- sertation on the subject of the idea of the Christian life in Fr. Pa- pczynski’s writings. Later, he offered his assistance and advice in my studies of the teaching of the Founder of the Marians on the theo- logical foundations of the Christian life, which was the subject of my Preface 27