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Anna Jasińska
Anna Jasińska (10 July 1867 – 7 October 1957) was a washerwoman, Polonia activist connected with Wrocław (Breslau). She was born in Raszków, where she finished school. At the end of 19th century she moved to Wrocław and soon, at the beginning of the 20th century, began working at many Polonia organizations (Polish-Catholic Society, Polish Merchant Society, Polish Women Society, „Harmony” Singing Club). Before 1939 she owned a washhouse, dividing the income between donations for Dom Polski (Polish House), equipping and running a dormitory for Polish youth Studying at the University of Breslau and caring for a scout team. In 1929 she ran as a candidate of Polish Mieterpartei (Polish Party of Tenants) in elections for the Wrocław City Council. During the World War II she helped Poles imprisoned in German forced labor camps. As a pre-war inhabitant, she was not granted material support in Polish People's Republic. She was buried on the Saint Lawrence cemetery in Wrocła ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raszków
Raszków is a town in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,080 inhabitants (2010). History Raszków was granted town rights in 1444. It was a private town, administratively located in the Kalisz County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, the town was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, within which it became part of the newly formed province of South Prussia. Regained by Poles after the successful Greater Poland uprising of 1806, it was included in the short-lived Polish Duchy of Warsaw, and in 1815 it was re-annexed by Prussia, within which it was part of the initially semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Poznań and later of the Province of Posen. The Jewish population of the town was 214 people in 1839, but by 1905 it had dropped to 84 people, comprising 5% of the total population of 1,658. After the end of the First World War, Raszków became part of Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lawrence Cemetery (Wrocław)
In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but a selected few are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation. Official ecclesiastical recognition, and veneration, is conferred on some denominational saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church after their approval. In many Protestant denominations, and following from Pauline usage, ''saint'' refers broadly to any holy Christian, without special recognition or selection. While the English word ''saint'' (deriving from the Latin ) originated in Christianity, historians of religion tend to use the appellation "in a more general way to refer to the state of special h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
