The problem of destroying pit traces of the fasades of selected gothic churches in Poland Cover Image

Problem niszczenia śladów dołkowych na obszarze Polski, zachowanych na elewacjach wybranych świątyń gotyckich
The problem of destroying pit traces of the fasades of selected gothic churches in Poland

Author(s): Seweryn Pauch
Subject(s): History of Church(es)
Published by: Instytut Wydawniczy Księży Misjonarzy “Nasza Przeszłość”
Keywords: penance pits; post-Tridentine piety; pit traces

Summary/Abstract: The paper concerns the reasons for the diminishing number of the so called pit traces. The origins and most probable sources of these pits were referred to in short. Views of scholars who noticed and described this problem were cited on the basis of specialized literature. Factors leading to pit traces’ disappearance were named. In the concluding remarks attention was paid to the need to protect such artifacts which may bear witness to some old practices which might still be unknown to us.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 134
  • Page Range: 53-65
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish