Emanuel Grim (1 January 1883 – 18 October 1950) was a

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Catholic priest, writer and journalist from the region of

Cieszyn Silesia Cieszyn Silesia, Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia ( pl, Śląsk Cieszyński ; cs, Těšínské Slezsko or ; german: Teschener Schlesien or ) is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered on the towns of Cieszyn and Český Tě ...

. He was one of the most important figures of the Polish-Catholic political camp in Cieszyn Silesia in the interwar period. He was born in the

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town of

Karviná Karviná (; pl, Karwina, , german: Karwin) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Olza River in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Karviná is known as an industri ...

to a coal miner's family. Grim graduated in 1904 from Polish gymnasium in

Cieszyn Cieszyn ( , ; cs, Těšín ; german: Teschen; la, Tessin; szl, Ćeszyn) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 33,500 inhabitant ...

and later studied theological studies in

Vidnava Vidnava (, pl, Widnawa) is a town in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Etymology The town ...

and

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

and on 23 August 1908 was ordained as a Catholic priest. Grim later worked as a

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Rychvald ( pl, , german: Reichwaldau) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,600 inhabitants. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. History The village was first mentioned in ...

, Zebrzydowice,

Jablunkov Jablunkov (; pl, , german: Jablunkau) is a town in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. Polish minority makes up 16.4% of the population. It is inhabited by a large amou ...

, Cieszyn and Brenna. He later worked as a priest in

Górki Wielkie Górki Wielkie is a village in Gmina Brenna, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 3554 (2008). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. History The village was first mentioned in a Latin doc ...

and then, in 1917-1935 and 1937-1950 in

Istebna Istebna is a large village and the seat of Gmina Istebna, Cieszyn County in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The village is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range, near the borders with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in the histo ...

. Grim also worked briefly in 1935-1937 in

Skoczów Skoczów (pronounced , german: Skotschau, cs, Skočov) is a town and the seat of Gmina Skoczów in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,385 inhabitants (2019). The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia ...

. Grim was a member of several organizations, including ''Związek Śląskich Katolików'' (Association of Silesian Catholics), of which he was a chairman in 1929-1939. Grim was active not only in spiritual and political life of Cieszyn Silesia but also published his works in ''

Zaranie Śląskie ''Zaranie Śląskie'' (Polish for "Dawn of Silesia") was a Polish quarterly literary magazine devoted to the culture and history of Silesia. It was founded in 1907 by Ernest Farnik and published in Cieszyn. It focused on the region of Cieszyn ...

'' and ''

Gwiazdka Cieszyńska ''Gwiazdka Cieszyńska'' ("Cieszyn Star") was a weekly Polish magazine published in Cieszyn (Teschen), Silesia in 1851-1939. After 1906 it appeared biweekly. It succeeded '' Tygodnik Cieszyński'' magazine which appeared in 1848-1851. The magazin ...

'' magazines (for long time under

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''Ślązak'') and wrote several books. In his works Grim often observes the life of

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from

and appreciates their traditions and the beauty of the

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mountain range. Grim was a Polish patriot, stood against the policies of

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and

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; and always connected the fate of

with the fate of whole

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and

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.Hierowski 1947, 22. Religious motives can also be found in his works. He also organized amateur theatre plays. Grim died on 18 October 1950 in Cieszyn and is buried in Istebna. __NOTOC__

Works

* '' Paweł Stalmach, jego życie i działalność w świetle prawdy'' (1910) * ''Z nad brzegów Olzy'' (1913) * ''Jasełka śląskie'' (1919), (1932) * ''Paweł Stalmach, niestrudzony bojownik o sprawę narodową, który budził lud śląski'' (1924) * ''Dwa orły śląskie - pięć chwil z życia Stalmacha i Miarki, ujętych w sceniczne obrazki w setną rocznicę urodzin'' (1924) * ''Kwiat paproci'' (1926) * ''Wanda'' (1932) * ''Dla Ciebie Polsko (Obrona Karwiny)'' (1934) * ''Znad źródeł Olzy'' (1935) * ''Baśnie z Podbeskidzia śląskiego'' (editor)

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External links

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Paweł Stalmach, jego życie i działalność w świetle prawdy
online at Książnica Cieszyńska library {{DEFAULTSORT:Grim, Emanuel 1883 births 1950 deaths Writers from Karviná 20th-century Polish Roman Catholic priests Polish male writers Polish people from Zaolzie