Kasper Drużbicki [SEP] religious order
Kasper Drużbicki
Kasper Drużbicki or Gaspar Druzbicius (born probably in Drużbice in Ziemia Sieradzka in Poland, 1589; entered the Society of Jesus, 20 August 1609; died at Poznań, 2 April 1662) was a Polish Jesuit and ascetic writer.
Life.
A nobleman (Nałęcz coat-of-arms). After few years of teaching in Lublin, he became master of novices in Kraków, and subsequently rector of colleges of Kalisz, Ostroh, and, for the longest time, Poznań. He also established
Mancipium Mariae
Mancipium Mariae (Latin "the slavery/a slave of Mary") – a Christian devotion.
Its rules, referring to older traditions, were formulated from the inspiration of Jesuit Kasper Drużbicki in following works:
- Franciscus Phoenicius (Franciszek Stanisław Fenicki), "Mariae mancipium", Lublin 1632
- Jan Chomentowski (Chomętowski), "Pętko Panny Maryjej albo sposób oddawania się Błogosławionej Pannie Marii za sługę i niewolnika", Lublin 1632
In ancient Rome "mancipium" meant the relation of subjection