Humble monk carries on ancient monastic gardening

Chicago Sun-Times | April 12, 2002| | Copyright

We don't usually think of Poland as a center for ornamental plant breeding, nor do we connect religious life with hybridizing the most beautiful flowers in the world. Yet the work of one humble monk has come to the attention of the global horticultural community.

Brother Stefan Franczak carries on the ancient monastic gardening traditions. He was born on a farm in Poland in 1917, educated at an agricultural college and graduated at the close of World War II. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1948 as a brother at the Jesuit College in Warsaw, where he was given charge of its vegetable and ...

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