Bractwo parafialne św. Rocha przy kościele w Brochowie na Mazowszu w latach 1854-1881

The article is the first attempt to present the history of the Church Brotherhood of St. Roch in Brochów from 1854 to 1881. The author drew upon an unpublished source, which is the ‘’Book of the Brotherhood of St. Roch’’, conducted in years 1854-1881. This article examines the goals, objectives and duties of Brotherhood to the local community. Futhermore, the author also draws particular attention to the involvement of members in civil society. Such a wide range of research is made possible by the analysis of the Brotherhood statute, which also allows us to better understand the organizational space. In addition, the author presents functions of individual members of the fraternity and supports them with concrete examples from the source. The whole article is enriched with a brief introduction, which aims to presents Brochów history and the history of the formation of religious brotherhoods in Poland.