Z dziejów radziwiłłowskiej Połoneczki
Połoneczka – Radziwiłł family heritage. Residence and church
Author(s): Katarzyna Kolendo-KorczakSubject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, Visual Arts, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Lietuvos mokslų akademijos leidykla
Keywords: sacral architecture; Konstanty Wojciechowski; residences in Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Radziwiłł family; Konstanty Radziwiłł; Maciej Radziwiłł;Połoneczka, Uniate Church
Summary/Abstract: The article presents a small town Połoneczka (presently, in Belarus Republic), its artistic heritage and historical monuments related to the Radziwiłł family – one of the most important familiesof The Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The local palace with an impressive library and art collectionwas one of the most important centers of cultural and artistic life in Lithuania in the late 18thand 19th centuries. Of interest is also a wooden parish church with baroque altars, redesigned in1897 in a neogothic style by a Warsaw architect Konstanty Wojciechowski.This text also discusses an interesting case of using Roman Catholic church by the Uniateworshippers and priests. The founder Maciej Radziwiłł provided suitable liturgical vestmentsand vessels for both Uniates and Roman Catholics. This is an interesting example of friendlycoexistence of these rites.
Journal: Menotyra
- Issue Year: 23/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 22-34
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Polish