Reformaci w Sądowej Wiszni w czasie I Wojny śiatowej oczami o. Józefa Minettiego OFM

The author cites unknown sources from the Archives of the Province of Our Lady of the Angels of the Franciscan Fathers (OFM) in Kraków (Poland). The collection consists of three letters and the history of the convent of the Franciscans (usually called Riformati – Ordo Fratrum Minorum Reformatorum) dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption in Sudova Vyshnia, written by Fr. Józef Minetti – guardian of the monastery, written at the request of the provincial minister Zygmunt Janicki. The sources are in the collection entitled Provincial files of Father Zygmunt Janicki, May 20, 1914 – July 4, 1924. The original documents have not survived – only copies are available right now. Despite its modest volume, it is an interesting and important source presenting the problems of a small Halychyna town, Sudova Vyshnia. Being aware of the importance of the Russo-Austrian war and its course in Halychyna, Father Janicki ordered the guardians of the Franciscan monasteries to write down the history of the monasteries and the experiences of the friars working in them. The documents were written by an elderly friar, guardian of the monastery, and despite their provenance, go beyond the Franciscan microcosm. They concern not only the monastic life, but most of all the realities of everyday life in a small town, on the main route between Lviv and Przemyśl before the Russian occupation, during its duration and immediately after the Austro-German army entered Halychyna. The report complements the earlier edition relating to the history of this monastery during the Great War, which the editor published a few years ago and is a supplement, so valuable as there are not many sources for the history of Sudova Vyshnia.

Sudova Vyshnia, World War I, Franciscans (Riformati), Father Józef Minetti.