Benedictine Missionary Nuns in Libya – Mission of Silence (in the Light of the Archives of the Congregation, 1976-1998)
Jadwiga A. Kalinowska
Katedra Historii Kościoła i Dziedzictwa Kulturowego, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, ul. Hozjusza 15, 11-041 OlsztynAbstract
The article consists of four chapters. The first chapter describes the genesis of work of Polish nuns in a Libyan hospital in El Beida. In the second – it discusses the state of the Benedictine community at the time of departure to Libya and the work in a hospital in El Beida. In the third – there were presented work in the hospital, religious life in the Arab country, personnel changes and canonical visitations. Finally, it is recalled that the Benedictine nuns agreed to go to work in Libya at the command of the Church hierarchy in Poland. In Africa they received a good living and working conditions. African climate was difficult to accept by some sisters. The mission of silence in Libya has become a prelude to missions undertaken by the sisters in South America: Brazil and Ecuador.
Keywords:
Libya, Polish Benedictine Missionary, Working in an Arab Hospital in El Beida, Mission of SilenceReferences
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Katedra Historii Kościoła i Dziedzictwa Kulturowego, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, ul. Hozjusza 15, 11-041 Olsztyn
