@article{40e4d95e-123e-404b-a319-3146eda72bdc,
author = {Marcin Sanak},
title = {Lodge of Memory. Document from a sphere in the flèche of the Dominican church in Krakow from 1863},
journal = {Krakowski Rocznik Archiwalny},
volume = {2016},
number = {XXII},
year = {2021},
issn = {1233-2135},
pages = {98-138},keywords = {Dominican Order; Krakow; rebuilding; January Uprising; memory},
abstract = {In 1850, the Dominican church and priory in Krakow burned down during the Great Fire. Shortly after this disaster, the Order began rebuilding them both. While the works on the roof of the central nave of the Holy Trinity Church were underway, a “time capsule” was placed in a sphere at the top of the flèche on 19 October 1863. A document written on parchment by Piotr Wilhelm was put inside. The text describes the Great Fire of Krakow and the rebuilding of the Dominican temple, as well as a construction disaster in April 1855. text names prominent people associated with the friary over the centuries, as well as members of the last two church rebuilding committees. The document also contains a description of funding sources necessary to restore the temple. The text then speaks of the indulgence granted by Pope Pius IX for benefactors, the 600th anniversary of St. Hyacinth’s death, and the second funeral of Leszek II the Black’s remains in 1857. The source also describes the state of works in the church and provides information concerning the amount of money accumulated through contributions and collections of the congregation. At the end of the main text, Father Wilhelm mentions the ongoing January Uprising and the “millennium jubilee of the nation’s existence”, alluding to the 1 000th anniversary of St. Cyril and St. Methodius beginning their missions in Great Moravia. The document concludes with over 60 signatures of people of various rank and social status, who participated in the celebration of placing the “time capsule” in a sphere at the top of the flèche. The source is an interesting testimony of universal human aspirations to leave behind a material vestige.},
doi = {10.4467/12332135KRA.16.004.15050},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/krakowski-rocznik-archiwalny/article/pamiec-zdeponowana-dyplom-memoratywny-z-galki-sygnaturki-kosciola-dominikanow-w-krakowie-z-1863-r}
}