Działalność Apostolatus Maris na polskim wybrzeżu Morza Bałtyckiego

Activity of Apostolatus Maris on the Polish Part of the Baltic Sea Coast

Summary: The sea area is a working place for millions of people. They work on the ships, in the ports and shipyards, as well as on oil exploration platforms etc. The way people connected with the sea live their lives and how they have to cope with social, family and work life has been perceived by the authorities of Church. There is special international organization in the Church for people of the sea; it's named Apostleship of the Sea (AOS), known as Stella Maris. AOS attempts to have influence on the life of sailors and all the people of the sea worldwide. In the Polish part of the Baltic Sea coast there are four major Stella Maris centers in Gdynia, Gdańsk, Szczecin and Świnoujście, and three minor local clubs that can be found in Ustka, Łeba and Kąty Rybackie. Among all the Polish AOS centers the most active one is Stella Maris Club in Gdynia, which is as well a regional centre of AOS in Europe. Above mentioned clubs have been analyzed and classified with regard to few characteristic features. Synthetic characteristic of Polish AOS places' position is based on the numbers of people visiting certain AOS club, the number of pilgrims and pilgrimages from certain centers, international and domestic contacts etc.

Peregrinus Cracoviensis, 2006, z. 17, s. 163-186.

Instytut Geografii i Gospodarki Przestrzennej UJ

ISSN 1425-1922

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