The Genesis Of The Papal Eastern Seminary In Dubno And Its Patrons

The history of the city of Dubno in Volyn1 can be traced back to the 11th century. Throughout the ages it has been related to such mighty families as DaniłowiczOstrogski, Zasławski and Lubomirski, well known both in the contemporary Republic of Poland and in the neighboring countries. The city was famous for its fairs known as contracts and its inhabitants and visitors included such distinguished historical figures as Seweryn Nalewajko, Prince Władysław Waza, Maksym Krzywnos, Hetman Stanisław Potocki, the Swedish King Karl XII, Tsar Peter I, King Stanisław August, Wojciech Bogusławski, Tadeusz Czacki, a poet Antoni Malczewski, Tsar Alexander III, or Budyonny with his Konarmiya. In the years 1931-1939 the city became the seat of the Papal Eastern Seminary. The Seminary in Dubno strongly influenced both the history of the city, the whole region of Volyn and the Second Republic of Poland on the one hand and the history of the Far East (Manchuria), throughout Catholic Europe (with Rome and the Vatican) to Finland and Far West (US and Canada).2 When, therefore, a tourist guide sketching the sightseeing sites and the history of the Western Ukraine makes a laconic and brief mention of the Seminary3, it seems expedient to, as if in an annex to that