Romuald Frydrychowicz

Romuald Frydrychowicz (born February 7, 1850 in Tuchel , Province of Prussia ; † May 29, 1932 in Pelplin , Republic of Poland ) was a Polish Catholic priest , teacher and regional historian in West Prussia .

Life

The father Franciszek Frydrychowicz was a Polish patriotic publicist and member of the district council, the mother Maria, née Malinowska, daughter of a mayor. Two brothers also became priests, Zenon Frydrychowicz became the first Polish court president in Bydgoszcz. Romuald attended the elementary school in Tuchel, the Progymnasium in Pelplin and the grammar school in Konitz , where he passed the Abitur in 1871. He then completed the seminary in Pelplin and studied philosophy in Breslau and history and geography in Berlin . There he took the state examination. In 1878 Frydrychowicz was ordained a priest. Then he went to Halle , where he received his doctorate in 1880.

In 1880 Romuald Frydrychowicz became a history teacher at the Collegium Marianum in Pelplin, the only Polish Progymnasium in West Prussia. In 1920 he retired.

In 1922 he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Poland and in 1928 was appointed Pontifical Chamberlain on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his ordination.

Fonts (selection)

Romuald Frydrychowicz published several writings on the history of Pelplin, Tuchel and the surrounding area in German and Polish

German

• History of the city, the Komthurei and Starostei Tuchel , 1879 digitized
• On the criticism of R. Heidenstein , dissertation, 1880
• The events at Thorn in 1724 , 1884
• The order of knights of Calatrava in Thymau bei Mewe , around 1890
• The Culmer Auxiliary Bishops a Contribution to Diocesan History , 1905
• History of the Pelplin Cistercian Abbey and its architectural and artistic monuments. Edited from historical sources. With 109 illustrations and two map sketches , 1907 digitized
• Where were the last Pelplin monks after the abolition of the monastery? , 1909
• Illustrated guide by Pelplin , 1911
• West Prussian sagas, collected by the students of the Collegium Marianum zu Pelplin , 1914

Polish

• O Sobótce, czyli tak zwanych ogniach świętojańskich: przyczynek do mitologii słowiańskiej , [On Slavic Mythology], 1877, reprinted 2010
• Przewodnik ilustrowany po Pelplinie i jego kościołach [Illustrated guide to Pelplin and its churches] , 1895, second edition 1905
• Żywot św. Wojciecha i niektóre wiadomości o jego pobycie w diecezji chełmińskiej na pamiątkę 900nej rocznicy jego śmierci męczeńskiej [The life of St. Adalbert and some knowledge about his stay in the diocese of Culm in commemoration of the 1897th anniversary of his death on May 1897 ]
• Collegium Marianum w Pelplinie [The Collegium Marianum in Pelplin] , 1911
• Chwała Najświetszej Maryi Panny w diecezyi chełmińskiej [The Adoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Diocese of Culm] , 1916
• Podania i legendy pomorskie zebrane w latach 1914–1922 [Pomeranian traditions and legends collected 1914–1922] , 1922, reprint 2013
• Podania ludowe na Pomorzu z czasów wojen Napoleońskich: po większej części zebrane przez uczniów Collegium Marianum w Pelplinie [Popular traditions in Pomerania from the time of the Napoleonic Wars, mostly collected by students of the Collegium Marianun] , 1922
• Na setną rocznicę zniesienia klasztoru pelplińskiego , 1923
• Na setną rocznicę przeniesienia stolicy biskupiej z Chełmży do Pelplina dnia 3 sierpnia 1824 r. , 1924
• Dzwony kościelne w diecezji chełmińskiej [Church bells in the Diocese of Cupm Cupm] , 1926
• Nowy ilustrowany przewodnik po Pelplinie [New Illustrated Guide to Pelplin] , 1928

Web links

• Romuald Frydrychowicz Bory Tucholskie (Polish)
• Literature by Romuald Frydrychowicz at WorldCat