Pierwszy proces informacyjny w diecezji tarnowskiej w sprawie Sługi Bożej Karoliny Kózka

Abstract

On 18-th November 1914 in Wał-Ruda, parish Zabawa, district Brzesko, died the death of martyr, defending her chastity 16 years old Karolina Kózka, commonly known as a girl of high virtue. At that time was Rev. W. Mendrala curate of the parish. Since the death of the juvenile martyr is current among the faith ful the deep convictron of her saintly life and martyrdom, moreover, around her name a private cult is spreading. The bishops of Tarnów took interest in the whole case and studied diligently the whole matter as to the possibility and need of a process of information in case of Carolinae a beatification and canonisation. On the 3-rd anniversary of her death Bishop Leo Wałęga permitted the exhumation of her body from the burial cemetry to a new grav in the church cemetry in Zabawa. He also presided personally in the ceremonies of exhumation. Bishop Jan Stepa started antepraeparatoria – instituted legal proceedings for an informatory process, appointing by decree from 4.III.1948 Father Karol Szrant CSSR as postulator of the case. But already on 29.III.1949 the latter nominated as vice postulator the Rev. W. Węgiel rector of the Tarnoviensis Seminary. With further preparations to the information process was eharged on 13-th IX.1963 by Bishop Jerzy Ablewicz the Rev. Jan Białobok and appointed postulator. The proces of information super fama sanctitatis et martyrii S. D. Carolinae Kózka, super non cultu, de scriptis had been caried out from 11.11.1965–8.V II.1967. Bishop Jerzy Ablewicz watched over the whole course of this process, patronizing actively in it, and communicating valuable suggestions to the Tribunale of the process and its postulator. Later leaving for Rom ad Limina Sanctorum Apostolorum in October 1968 took there with him the records of the process with an authorised translation.