SOUTH AFRICA. Three South African candidates for the clerical state: Karl Laube (Mbengane), Aloysius Manjonga, Eduard Müller, photo frontispiece, taken in Rome, on verso their brief biographies in Polish and a call for material support of the mission at Mariannhill; minor corner creases, st. db.; dimensions approx. 93x140 mm.
The above photo of South African candidates for the clerical state is evidence of the effectiveness of the Mariannhill Abbey's missionary activities in South Africa. Its founder was Austrian clergyman Franz Pfanner (1825-1909). He belonged to the Trappist Order, which strictly followed the Rule of St. Benedict. A great support for him was Fr. Jacek Salomon,whocame from Bralin (Greater Poland province), and who learned the Zulus language and was a translator. On February 2, 1909, Pope Pius X decided to separate Mariannhill Abbey from the Trappist Order, launching the Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries. From the beginning, monks from Silesia, Pomerania and Greater Poland played a major role in the Mariannhill mission; in addition to the aforementioned J. Solomon, these included: Anzelm Skotnik, Ansgar Szczygieł, Rustyk Hajduga, Bartłomiej Stenzel, Bothlof Pawlica, Emanuel Kopiec, Tomasz Kłosak, Angelik Konieczka, Hieronim Łyszy, Teodor Koralczak, TeofilJośko,Walerian Śmieja,Benigny Loga, Bazyljusz Sowka, Tomasz Respondek, Konstanty Mielewski, Klaudiusz Kowalewski.
