Zatroskany o los ojczyzny. Sługa Boży ks. Wincenty Granat, rektor Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego

Abstract

Wincenty Granat was born on April 1, 1900 in Ćmielów near Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Poland). He graduated from high school (1914–1918) and seminary (1918–1923) in Sandomierz. In 1923 he began his studies at the Gregorian University in Rome. After a year of the studies, on August 24, 1924, he was ordained a priest in the cathedral in Sandomierz. In 1925 he obtained the degree of doctor of philosophy and, in 1928, of theology. After returning to Poland, he was the prefect of primary schools (1928–1929) and secondary schools (1930–1933) in Radom. In 1933 he became a lecturer at the Theological Seminary in Sandomierz. From 1952, he started working at the Catholic University of Lublin, initially as a deputy professor, then as a docent (1956–1960) and professor (1961–1970). In 1965 he became the rector of the Catholic University of Lublin; in 1970 he resigned from the post of the rector of the Catholic University and he moved to Opole Lubelskie. In 1977 he returned to Sandomierz, where he died in the opinion of sanctity on December 11, 1979. The servant of God performed his holiness in the words “to do truth in love” through his word, writing and life! On June 12, 1995, the Sandomierz Church began the canonization investigation of Rev. Wincenty Granat, who lived by truth in love. The session ending the process at the diocesan stage was held on October 9, 2018 in Saint Michael the Archangel Church in Sandomierz. On November 3, 2018, the trial documents of the Servant of God were transferred to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome. This study includes: a biographical sketch, a socio-religious activity, the activity referring to sobriety, underground education, and active participation in the opposition during the German occupation, didactic activities at the Catholic University of Lublin and activities of an administrative nature as the rector of the Catholic university. In the end, after discussing the figure of the candidate for the glory of the altars, the beatification process of the Servant of God in the diocese of Sandomierz is presented.