Ecclesiastical history in the seminary curriculum under the Austrian partition : a case study from Przemyśl 1772-1918

The author of the article - presenting the place of the ecclesiastical history in the curriculum of seminary studies under the Austrian partition on the example of the Przemyśl centre - introduces the history of this institution established in 1687. The following part contains the complicated fate of the Seminary in Przemyśl, which from 1772 had to struggle with the policy of the invader that first involved its closing (1783), then reactivation (1819) and finally functioning under the conditions of severe Austrian supervision. It is this stage of the activity of the discussed institution that constitutes the main interest of the article and shows the place of the ecclesiastical history in the curriculum of theological studies, the organization of lectures and the textbooks used. Particular attention was paid to the teaching staff throughout the discussed century, presenting their struggles with the Austrian bureaucracy and even facing repression by the authorities.