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evidence to refute the groundless charges presented by the Promoter of the Faith in “Animadversiones.” Attorney Alegiani was unable to respond to those charges, and Fr. Papczynski’s beatification cause was interrupted. Meanwhile, Alegiani continued Fr. Casimir Wyszyn- ski’s case until 1798 when the Marians had to give up the office of their Procurator General at the Church of St. Vitus and St. Modest. The documents of Fr. Papczynski’s beatification process were trans- ferred to the Vatican Archives. The political calamities which affected Poland towards the end of the 18 th century made contacts with the Holy See more difficult and frustrated efforts to resume the beatifi- cation process. 125 Although Fr. Papczynski’s beatification process was interrupted, the efforts made by Marian Fathers to resume it never ceased. First and foremost, they continued to refer to his moral authority. They also continued to celebrate the anniversary of his death. And ac- counts of many graces received through Fr. Stanislaus’s intercession continued to come to the Marians. 126 In the 19 th century, the following authors wrote about Fr. Papczyn- ski: Louis Gorski in 1843, Benjamin Szymanski in 1848, Louis Trip- plin in 1854, Francis Sobieszczanski in 1868, Ambrose Wadowski in 1880, and ValerianMrowinski in 1898. In 1891, Fr. Bernard Pielasin- ski obtained permission to consecrate the restored Church of the Ce- nacle in which Fr. Stanislaus’s earthly remains are buried. 127 The 20 th century brought a rich bibliography about the Founder of the Congregation of Marians. Many authors made the same sug- gestion in their articles, namely, that Fr. Papczynski’s beatification process should be resumed. They informed the readers about pil- grimages to his tomb and the graces received through his interces- sion. In 1964, a historical commission gathered 353 letters from various parts of Poland, written in the years 1932-1964. Their au- thors speak about various graces obtained through Fr. Stanislaus’s intercession, such as: regaining health or obtaining effective help in a difficult material or spiritual situation. Some of those letters contain 445 Posthumous Cult