Ks. Wincenty Pieńkowski (1786−1863). Biskup lubelski, propagator szkolnictwa
Journal Title: Przegląd Historyczno-Oświatowy - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
Wincenty Pieńkowski was born in 1786 in a noble family. He attended schools in Zamość and Lviv. After having passed his maturity examinations in 1805 he entered the Seminary in Lublin. In 1809 he was ordained to the priesthood. After six years of pastoral work in Lublin in 1815 he was appointed the parish pastor in Kurów. He had been serving there for 38 years until 1853 when he became a bishop of the Lublin diocese. While working as the parish pastor he took special care of the local elementary school. He made efforts to gather books and school equipment. In 1837 beside the elementary school he founded a craft school which was not only aimed at teaching various crafts but mainly at the eradication of youth illiteracy. He was also a caring patron of young people. Both the elementary and the craft school owned well-stocked libraries. At the beginning of his episcopal service on 18th November 1853 he issued a pastoral letter where he included the whole programme of his pastoral activity. As the bishop of Lublin he devoted much attention to his work as a priest. He also participated in church services and preached the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Bishop Pieńkowski died in Lublin in 1863. He was a priest of fervent prayer, kind heart and organic work, which he performed with great sacrifice and devotion. The analysis of pastoral letters written by Bishop Pieńkowski and his ministry of a priest leads to several general conclusions: The Catholic upbringing, shaping a person’s religious personality, is not devoid, in any respect, of rationality. Not surprisingly, therefore, this zealous pastor of the Lublin diocese clearly gave priority to reason, intelligence and the truth in the Catholic pedagogy. According to what Bishop Pieńkowski stated, the world is constructed on the principle of rationality and logos. This is Christ who is the Lord of the universe. The bishop put emotionality in the background. Man has to be educated for rationality and truth, however, in close connection with the non-rational sphere. He promoted the principle of the primacy of the human person in political and economic relations. The main objective of work is the personalisation of an individual and, by means of it, the entire human community. The characterisation of the pastoral ministry of Bishop Pieńkowski, who happened to work in a difficult period of the country’s history, leads to a conclusion that a lot of the abundance of his personal charisma and teaching has not become outdated at all. It is still valid nowadays as the Bishop was a pastor bonus.
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Edward Walewander
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