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228 in parishes extended to service in the Marian Sanctuary (Balsamao), the creation of the Divine Mercy Apostolate and the foundation of the retreat and recreational centers. In 1993 the Vicariate Province of Portugal was established, and in 2005 it re-formed into a General Vicariate. In 1950, the first Marian religious house in Great Britain was set up for the pastoral care of Polish emigrants. It was followed by successive centers, among them Ealing in London, with various forms of apostolate, including the periodic running of the educational and cultural institution in Fawley Court. In 1970 the Province of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy was established in Great Britain, and in 2002 re-formed into a Delegacy of the Province of Poland. 1951 saw the start of the Marian pastoral work in Australia for the Russians of the Byzantine-Slav Rite, and for the Lithuanians in 1962. 1951 marked the beginning of Marian missionary work in Brazil, initially in the north. After a short time, it was felt that conditions in the tropical climate was too difficult so the misson was moved further south, to the interior (the State of Parana), and in the city parishes (Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba). With time, it extended into extra-parochial activity covering the Marian Helpers Association, the Sanctu- ary of Divine Mercy, a hospital for the poor and the lower and higher seminaries. In1998 the Brazilian Province of Divine Mercy was established. The first parish in Germany which the Marians took over in 1968 was in the Augsburg Diocese, then, at the Bishops’ requests more centers came under their care. This led to the formation of the German Delegacy in 1994. During WWII and under the Soviet occupation, the Marians suffered consid- erable personal losses, particularly in the Eastern territories where many of them died a martyr’s death, like Fr. Antoni Leszczewicz (d.1943) and Fr.Jerzy Kaszyra (d.1943). Both were beatified in 1999. In 2003, the beatification process of the Servant of God Janis Mendriks (d.1953) was initiated. The breaking up of the Soviet Union brought about the regeneration of the Marians in Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus and the Ukraine. There, the Congregation survived clandestinely and suffered great losses. Now, coming out of hiding, they have been organizing old, or initiating new forms of apostolic work. In Lithuania, besides the work in parishes (among others in Vilnius), the Mar- ians serve in the Sanctuary of Bl. G. Matulaitis-Matulewicz in Mariampol. After regaining independence, they founded a catholic secondary school in Mariampol and Marian Helpers Association (Kaunas). Because of the heavy personal losses under Soviet rule, it was necessary to re-organize the Province and establish a Vicariate. Similarly, in Latvia, the Congregation did not give up the running of parishes (among others in Daugavpils, Rezekne, Vilani); it got back its pre-war printing press, resumed publication of catholic materials, and set up the Marian Helpers’ Association.