Prześladowania Kościoła katolickiego na ziemiach polskich w dobie powstania styczniowego w świetle raportu konsulatu Francji w Warszawie z 1969 roku

Seventieth of XIX century were very hard for Catholic Church in Polish Kingdom. Main reason was aim for independency in Poles' hearts. Deeply connected with polish nation, Church suffered because of Tsar' political repression. Although different stages of its history are not closely connected with post uprising's repressions. Report of French General Consulate in Warsaw bearing a date 1869 stress accent on same kind of the Catholic Church persecutions, which were undertaken against bishops and diocese administrators, and some of them were died during deportation on Siberia, north or south Russia. HIerarchy was put in difficult position. They had to choose or to subordinate so called Rome Catholic Spiritual Council in Petersburg or stay by the Apostolic See side. Bishop Konstanty Łubieński is acknowledged as the first Vivtim of the repressions. Outlook upon history of persecutions, which is presented, shows not only Church but points out harmful consequences Russia's politycs in the Church and society of the Polish Kingdom. Cited archival source lets us know way of looking and analysing history during 1861-1869 by French diplomats.