Wspomnienia ks. Franciszka Wtorkiewicza z okresu posługi duszpasterskiej w parafii Rudlice (1932-1952)

Abstract

Rev. Franciszek Wtorkiewicz (1871-1952) was ministering to Rudlice parish from 1932 to 1952. In his memoirs he described in details the circumstances of burning the parish church and the building of new one in Ostrówek. He showed his wandering as well as many other residents of Wieluń county from the first days of German’s invasion of Poland. Rev. Wtorkiewicz described religious life and the condition of ministry in the times of Nazi occupation. He was one of the few priests in Wieluń county, who wasn’t taken to the camp in Dachau. At the close of the occupation he ministered to parish in Kępno and Ostrzeszów county. His memoirs are the important input in learning about the history of Rudlice parish and the martyring of both clerical and secular people in the time of Nazi occupation.