At the beginning of the 19th century, alcoholism became a social disaster in many countries. The sobriety movement has developed in response to this problem. It also included the Austrian monarchy. Only the Roman Catholic Church took up the fight against this plague. In 1844, Galician bishops obtained the state's consent to establish sobriety brotherhoods in their dioceses. The propagator of the abstinence movement in the Przemyśl diocese was Bishop Franciszek K. Zachariasiewicz, who ordered the establishment of these associations in some parishes. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the development of sobriety brotherhoods was massive. The anti-alcohol movement generated many dedicated propagators, especially among parish clergy. The creation of children's brotherhoods (Holy Guardian Angels) in parishes was a complement to ecclesial activities promoting abstinence.