DOI article:
Rostworowska-Kenig, Weronika: Znaczenie fundacji i darów arystokratycznych dla katedr w Krakowie i Wilnie w XIX wieku
DOI Page / Citation link: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.67299#0225
Weronika Rostworowska-Kenig
Wawel Royal Castle
The Significance of Aristocratic Patronage and Gifts to the
Cathedrals of Kraków and Vilnius in the Nineteenth Century
In this article the author juxtaposes the gifts of the Polish and Lithuanian aris-
tocracy in the nineteenth century to the two cathedrals in cities of Capital status
or tradition—in Kraków and Vilnius. The aim was not only to review these
gifts, but also to reflect on the motivations of the donors and the choice of these
particular churches. In Kraków, the donors were often related to each other by
blood or social ties, but the person who influenced them by inspiring them to
make valuable gifts of gold or silver yessels, textiles, or other paraments was the
Kraków scholar Józef Lepkowski (1826-1894). In Vilnius, initiatives on behalf of
the cathedral were predominantly madę by members of the Tyszkiewicz family.
Information about the church was disseminated by Adam Horacy Kirkor (1819-
1886), also known as Jan of Śliwin, whom Łepkowski introduced to the Kraków
Scientific Society. In conclusion, the author postulates further research on the
analogies in the activities around the two cathedrals, the search for mutual rela-
tions between their benefactors, as well as on the Vilnius and Kraków academic
centers focusing their research also on these cathedrals.
Wawel Royal Castle
The Significance of Aristocratic Patronage and Gifts to the
Cathedrals of Kraków and Vilnius in the Nineteenth Century
In this article the author juxtaposes the gifts of the Polish and Lithuanian aris-
tocracy in the nineteenth century to the two cathedrals in cities of Capital status
or tradition—in Kraków and Vilnius. The aim was not only to review these
gifts, but also to reflect on the motivations of the donors and the choice of these
particular churches. In Kraków, the donors were often related to each other by
blood or social ties, but the person who influenced them by inspiring them to
make valuable gifts of gold or silver yessels, textiles, or other paraments was the
Kraków scholar Józef Lepkowski (1826-1894). In Vilnius, initiatives on behalf of
the cathedral were predominantly madę by members of the Tyszkiewicz family.
Information about the church was disseminated by Adam Horacy Kirkor (1819-
1886), also known as Jan of Śliwin, whom Łepkowski introduced to the Kraków
Scientific Society. In conclusion, the author postulates further research on the
analogies in the activities around the two cathedrals, the search for mutual rela-
tions between their benefactors, as well as on the Vilnius and Kraków academic
centers focusing their research also on these cathedrals.