Colloquia Theologica Ottoniana (Dec 2019)
Ksiądz Józef Anczarski - z Kresów Wschodnich na Pomorze
Abstract
Fr. Józef Anczarski was born on February 18, 1912 in Poczapy near Zloczew (ukr. Zolochiv). He survived World War I, the interwar period and World War II in the East. In 1946 he was evacuated to the Western Territories to Wrocław, and from there he went to Gorzów Wielkopolski, where he served in the episcopal curia, and then he was directed by priest bishop to Trzebiatów and Świnoujście. Being one of the 100 priests of the Archdiocese of Lviv who came to the western outskirts of Poland, he wrote a beautiful chapter for priestly life – despite constant harassment by the authorities of People’s Poland – as a director, editor, priest, worshiper of the Mother of God, and above all a friend of priests. He died on June 23 2002 at the age of 90 and he was buried in the Świnoujście cemetery at ul. Karsiborska.
