DOI article:
Kolendo-Korczak, Katarzyna: Zabytkowe paramenta i szaty liturgiczne w katedrze w Pińsku
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.73729#0159
Zabytkowe paramenta i szaty liturgiczne w katedrze w Pińsku
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SUMMARY
Historical paraments and liturgical vestments in the cathedral in Pińsk
The post-Franciscan church, now a cathedral, in Pinsk is not only the oldest tem-
pie in the city, but also the only one that has been operating continuously since its
foundation. Both in the 19th century and after World War II, the post-Franciscan
church in Pińsk received equipment from nearby closed churches.
The large complex of liturgical textiles and vessels located in the Pinsk cathedral
deserves attention not only for the high artistic quality of some objects, but also
for their historical importance. They are often the only preserved elements of the
furnishings of churches and chapels, which were completely destroyed as a result of
the war and subsequent post-war oppression. The inventory of monuments from the
Pinsk cathedral, completed in 2009 and 2015, supplemented by archival research,
made it possible to reconstruct the entire complex of liturgical vessels, including:
nine monstrances, five ciboria, eleven chalices, nine reliquaries and almost forty can-
dlesticks. The article discusses the most interesting of them, examples of goldsmith-
ery from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, but also extremely interesting and unique
objects from the 20th century.
A set of chasuble and dalmatics decorated with embroidered figures of saints is
also discussed here. These textiles were repaired and documented after 1851 in the
drawings of Helena Skirmuntt, a sculptor and painter active in Polesie, involved in
saving Polish cultural heritage.
157
SUMMARY
Historical paraments and liturgical vestments in the cathedral in Pińsk
The post-Franciscan church, now a cathedral, in Pinsk is not only the oldest tem-
pie in the city, but also the only one that has been operating continuously since its
foundation. Both in the 19th century and after World War II, the post-Franciscan
church in Pińsk received equipment from nearby closed churches.
The large complex of liturgical textiles and vessels located in the Pinsk cathedral
deserves attention not only for the high artistic quality of some objects, but also
for their historical importance. They are often the only preserved elements of the
furnishings of churches and chapels, which were completely destroyed as a result of
the war and subsequent post-war oppression. The inventory of monuments from the
Pinsk cathedral, completed in 2009 and 2015, supplemented by archival research,
made it possible to reconstruct the entire complex of liturgical vessels, including:
nine monstrances, five ciboria, eleven chalices, nine reliquaries and almost forty can-
dlesticks. The article discusses the most interesting of them, examples of goldsmith-
ery from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, but also extremely interesting and unique
objects from the 20th century.
A set of chasuble and dalmatics decorated with embroidered figures of saints is
also discussed here. These textiles were repaired and documented after 1851 in the
drawings of Helena Skirmuntt, a sculptor and painter active in Polesie, involved in
saving Polish cultural heritage.