Ryczowska parafia w czasie II wojny światowej i „roku pierwszego”

Zapis kronikarski ks. Leopolda Jędrzejczyka oraz ks. Władysława Kani

Abstract

THE PARISH OF RYCZÓW DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE “FIRST YEAR”: THE CHRONICLE OF REV. LEOPOLD JĘDRZEJCZYK AND REV. WŁADYSŁAW KANIA

This text is the second article in a three-part series published in the “Rocznik Spytkowicki'” devoted to the history of the Spytkowice municipality during World War II. The series presents the reality of occupation on the border between the territories incorporated into the Third Reich and the General Government (GG), as described by priests – administrators of three parishes in the municipality. In this article, the primary source of information is an excerpt from the chronicle of the parish of Our Lady Queen of Poland in Ryczów, covering part of the municipality of Spytkowice incorporated into the GG. The article consists of two parts: an introduction to the source text and a critical edition of an excerpt from the aforementioned chronicle. The authors of the notes are Priest Leopold Jędrzejczyk and Priest Władysław Kania. The introduction provides an overview of these priests and characterises their notes. It also points out the differences and similarities between the situation of the Ryczów parish and that of the two pastoral centres of the Spytkowice commune, i.e. Spytkowice and Bachowice, which were incorporated into the Third Reich.