Die Ursprünge der Marienweihe in Polen bis zum Beginn des Pontifikates des hl. Johannes Paul II.

In the relatively short period from 1946 to 1979, five official nationwide consecrations to Mary took place in Poland, celebrated in the most solemn form by the entire episcopate – the last one in 1979 by Pope John Paul II. These consecrations continued a long tradition that had begun with the national consecration by King John Casimir in 1656. After an overview of the history and significance of the "Consecration to Mary" as a devotional practice of the Church, the five acts of consecration by the Polish episcopate are examined and evaluated, leading to some observations regarding Polish piety. The book offers rich material for a systematic deepening of the theology of consecrations. Of particular interest is the attached document appendix with the mentioned texts of consecration, most of which appear in German for the first time.