Ojciec Stefan Podworski – gwardian i duszpasterz Górnoślązaków w Alwerni koło Krakowa

This is the second article devoted to Father Stefan Antoni Podworski, one of the most outstanding Observants monks at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It was published in Łódź Theological Studies Quarterly, vol. 23/4: 2014, pp. 103-119 (Father Stefan Antoni Podworski OFM (1854-1913) – a pastor). The author focused on Father Podworski’s administrative and pastoral activities in the Observants monastery in Alwernia. The first part of the article presents Father Podworski as a guardian who, apart from his pastoral work, successfully conducted great renovations in Alwernia monastery and church, both inside and outside. The second part shows Father Stefan Podworski as a fierce promoter of the devotion to Merciful Jesus in the Miraculous Painting and a fervent priest for pilgrims from the Upper-Silesia.