• Reverend Michał Marian Maciołek was born on 28.09.1971 in Lubaczow (his hometown is Dachnów near Lubaczow).
  • He received priestly orders from reverend Bishop Prof. Jan Śrutwa in 1996 after finishing formation at the Higher Clerical Seminary of the Zamosc-Lubaczow Diocesy in Lublin and philosophical & theological studies at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.
  • He wrote his Master’s thesis entitled Moral aspects of responsible parenthood in post-Conciliar teaching of the Church under supervision of reverend Prof. Janusz Nagórny.
  • After two-year ministerial and catechistic service in St. Joseph parish in Tomaszow Lubelski he took up in 1998 specialist studies on the history of philosophy at the Catholic University of Lublin. His doctoral dissertation entitled Quaestiones super primum librum „De interpretatione” Aristotelis secundum Benedictum Hesse – Critical edition, written under supervision of reverend archbishop Prof. Stanisław Wielgus at the History of Philosophy Department in Poland he defended in 2007.
  • From 2006 to 2008 he worked in the Institute of History of Medieval Culture. From October 2008 he was an assistant(at present he is a lecturer) at the History of Polish Philosophy Department of the Philosophy Faculty of Catholic University of Lublin. Since 2000 along with his scientific work he has also combined a tutorial service at the Higher Clerical Seminary of the Zamosc-Lubaczow Diocesy in Lublin, where he is a deputy director at the moment.

Scientific interests

  • medieval studies,
  • medievalism,
  • editing of medieval texts,
  • tradition of me
  • ieval commentaries on logical writings of Aristotle.

Most significant publications

  • Issues of lie and heresy in Quaestiones super primum librum „De interpretatione” Aristotelis secundum Benedictum Hesse, Acta Mediaevalia, 20 (2007);
  • Mieczysław Markowski – sein Leben und seine wissenschaftliche Tätigkeit, Acta Mediaevalia, 22(2009); Dembowski Edward Michał Józef, [w:] Universal Encyclopedia of Philosophy, v. 10 (Supplement), Lublin 2009;
  • Review: Scientific heritage of Middle Ages, „the KUL Scientific Issues”, v. 51, no 4(204), 2008 [published in 2009];
  • „Lookin for Your Visage my Lord...”. Reflections for the followers of Christ and Mary at the beginning of the new millenium, Lublin 2008;