Jan Góra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jan Góra

Polish philosopher

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1948

Place of Birth: Prudnik, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 21-Dec-2015

Profession: Catholic priest, philosopher

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Jan Góra

  • Jan Wojciech Góra OP (8 February 1948 – 21 December 2015) was a Dominican, Roman Catholic Priest, Doctor of Theology, academic and chaplain.
  • Since 1997, he had been the organiser of the Polish Youth Meeting Lednica 2000 at the Lednica Fields.
  • Animator for the academic chaplaincy centre "Respublica Dominicana" in Jamna.
  • Author of numerous books and articles.
  • He was born in Prudnik. In 1966, he entered the Dominican Order; during the years 1967-1974, he studied at the Dominican College of Philosophy and Theology in Cracow.
  • During the years 1977-1987, he was chaplain to secondary school pupils in Poznan and since 1987 he is an academic chaplain in Poznan at the Queen of the Holy Rosary church. His first evangelising work was the annual summer youth colloquia in Ustronie-Hermanice.
  • In 1991, he was co-organizer of the VI World Youth Days at Jasna Góra.
  • It was then that the words of the hymn entitled "Abba Ojcze" were composed for this meeting.
  • During the winter of 1992, he set up the "Dom Swietego Jacka" – a chaplaincy centre on the Jamna Mountain near Tarnów.
  • Initially the "School of Faith" started in the old building of the school and later on, due to the personal intervention of Pope John Paul II, he built the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Unfailing Hope. In 1997, he organized for the first time the Polish Youth Meeting Lednica 2000 nearby the Lednica Lake near Gniezno.
  • Since that time youth meetings by the Fish-Gate have taken place, initially on the Eve of Pentecost and now on the first Saturday of June.
  • Since 2004, annually, at the beginning of September, he also organizes Lednica for Seniors.
  • He is founder of the Museum of the history of Lednica in Poznan and of the John Paul II House on the Lednica Fields.
  • On 21 December 2015, he died at the age of 67 in Poznan.Father Jan Góra propagates the idea of Small Nations, works closely with many Catholic and cultural publications and publishing houses.
  • He has received numerous prizes and honours for his work up to now: 1983 - Literary Prize Koscielskich in Geneva for the book "Mój dom" 1996 - distinction in "Male Ojczyzny.
  • Tradycja dla przyszlosci" contest 1997 - "GIGANT 97", Gazeta Wyborcza prize 1998 - Honorary Citizenship of Zakliczyn nad Dunajcem Gmina 1999 - Wlodzimierz Pietrzak Prize 2001 - Honorary Member of Poznan Town 2001 - Piotr Wawrzyniak Prize 2003 - Prize of "Glos Wielkopolski" and Great Seal of Poznan Town 2005 - TOTUS prize from the Polish Episcopate 2007 - "Honorary Citizen of Poznan Town" 2008 - Poznan Television Creator Prize.

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