Wiarus
| "God Save Polonia" | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Standard Polish (Warsaw/Cracow dialect) |
| Owner(s) | Wiarus stock company (1886–1889) Franciszek Gryglaszewski (1889) Hieronim Derdowski (1889–1902) Joanna Derdowski (1902–1915) |
| Publisher | Hieronim Derdowski |
| President | Rev. Jan Byzewski (Founder) |
| Editor-in-chief | Hieronim Derdowski (1886–1902) |
| Editor | Frank Drazkowski (Issues 1–3) Antoni Paryski (Issues 4–10) |
| Founded | February 11, 1886 |
| Ceased publication | December 17, 1919 |
| Relaunched | 1895 (reverted from Katolik) |
| Political alignment | Polish-American interests, Roman Catholic |
| Language | Polish |
| Headquarters | Winona, Minnesota |
| City | Winona |
| Country | United States |
Wiarus (transl. Veteran Defender) was the name of a Polish-language newspaper published in Winona, Minnesota from 1886 to 1893 and 1895 to 1919; in 1893 it was renamed Katolik, but reverted to its original name in 1895. Although Winona's Polish community was known at the time as the "Kashubian Capital of America," Wiarus was published in the standard Polish spoken in Warsaw and Cracow. Wiarus also provided printing services for Winona's Kashubian Polish community. From 1886 to 1902, Wiarus was edited by the famed Kashubian-born poet and journalist Hieronim Derdowski. In its heyday, Wiarus was said to be the most widely circulated Polish-language newspaper in the United States.