Pośmiertne formy upamiętniania Kalinowskich herbu Ślepowron z drugiej połowy XVII wieku

• Authors: Emil Kalinowski

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THE POSTHUMOUS COMMEMORATION OF THE KALINOWSKI FAMILY IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 17 TH C.

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The article is focused on forms of posthumous commemoration used by members of house Kalinowski with coat of arms Ślepowron, during the second half of 17th century. House of Kalinowski is a family of petty nobility from Kalinowo, one of a many such families in voivodeship of Podlasie. Their commemorative activities could be treated as a typical for that group. Exploration of that issue is based on written and epigraphic sources, which mainly refer to two members of house Kalinowski: Stanisław Samuel (1623-1679) and Szymon (d. 1695). They were soldiers, who thank to military service became richer than most of their neighbours and relatives. Although they changed their status to middle nobility and moved to voivodeship of Cracov, they still were linked with Kalinowo and its parochial church in Kulesze. There is several types of posthumous commemoration, which can be found in sources from the époque. First – by preserving old documents concerning history of their house in local court in Brańsk. Second – by pious foundations to churches or religious orders, especially for parochial church in Kulesze. It was held for holy masses for themselves, their families, ancestors and all of the house Kalinowski. And finally, third – by their own epitaphs on tombs, which main role was to preserve the memory of its founder, his deeds and virtues. It is hard to tell, if there is some signs of petty noblemen’s identity in such activities. Their motivations were probably universal for Polish nobility. But the issue needs further researches.

Keywords

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FUNERAL; RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS; WRITTEN AND EPIGRAPHIC SOURCES

• Publisher: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 289-296

Contributors

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Emil Kalinowski