Maurycy Dzieduszycki (1813–1877) i jego zainteresowania przeszłością

Maurycy Dzieduszycki (1813–1877) is an author of numerous historical works. In majority they deal with the history of catholic Church in Poland in the 15th and 16th century, which constituted, according to him, the most important part of human history. However, he can hardly be described as a historian. He was more interested in satisfying his passion for dispute and free expression of daring and unpopular opinions than in being objective and critical. As an ultramontane he emphasized most of all the attachment of the Polish nation to the catholic religion and proved the fairness of the loyalty and respect shown by Church in Poland toward the Apostle Capital.