Dorobek historyczny kieleckich historyków kościelnych (XX/XXI w.)

Abstract

The article focuses on the historiographic achievements of 20 priests from the Diocese of Kielce who have written their works in the last half century. The studied material covered about 800 historical works. The research areas which have been widely studied are related to the following subjects: the Polish religious culture, synods in the interwar period, the liturgy of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and the Teutonic Order, press study. Local subjects under study refer to the history of the Diocese of Kielce: the clergy, religious life, the theological seminary, the history of parishes and monasteries, literature and pastoral work during World War II. The developing trends include research on historical book collections and archival fonds. In the diocesan historiography, a leading figure is Rev. Daniel Olszewski, the creator of the original trend of the Polish religious culture.