On the 80th anniversary of his birth, we remember Dr. Jan Konieczny (1946–2013)

We invite you to a gathering during which Dr. Jan Konieczny—a priest, philosopher, poet, translator, and Polish diaspora activist who rendered distinguished service to both Polish and French culture—will be remembered by Fr. Dr. Jan Marcin Mazur, Bogdan Konieczny, and Maria Jaremek. From the Seminary in Paradyż to his theological studies at the Catholic Institute in Paris and his philosophical studies at the Sorbonne, where one of Jan Konieczny’s professors was the eminent philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas. When he left Szczecin to pursue his studies, the future priest never imagined that Paris would be his home for the rest of his life. Live music and poetry will transport us back to 1970s Paris, where the protagonist, serving as secretary-general of the Federation of the Polish Community in France, met with leading figures from the worlds of culture and politics. The event will be accompanied by an exhibition of archival photographs.