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The Mariavite Church was an independent Christian church that emerged from the Catholic Church of Poland at the turn of the 20th century. Initially, it was an internal movement leading to a reform of the Polish clergy. After a conflict with Polish bishops, it became a separate and independent religious denomination. The denomination was led by Jan Maria Michał Kowalski from the 1920s until 1935 when Kowalski was deposed and a schism resulted in two groups: *the Mariavite Old Catholic Church, also called Old Catholic Church of the Mariavites, also called the Old Catholic Mariavite Church of Poland was led after 1935 by in Płock *the Catholic Church of the Mariavites was led after 1935 by Kowalski in Felicjanow Old Catholic Mariavite Church was, and still is, the larger of the two groups. After 1935, the leadership of the smaller group, the Catholic Mariavite Church remained in the hands of Kowalski, and later in the hands of his widow, . Old Catholic Mariavite Church is a member of the Polish Ecumenical Council, and also of the World Council of Churches. It is not currently a member of the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht. Catholic Mariavite Church stands away from the ecumenical movement. Since 2015, is the prime bishop of the Old Catholic Mariavite Church. ==Name== The term ' comes from Latin phrase ' "who imitate the life of Mary." The name of the Church is Old Catholic Mariavite Church ((ポーランド語:Staro-Katolicki Kościół Mariawitów) from 1910, and ' from 1967). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mariavite Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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