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Sacral architecture route

(A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose)

Sacral architecture route

(A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose)

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

There are many chapels on the ter-ritory of Brzeznica community and there is no possibility to present all of them.This presentation contains only the most unusual, unrepeatable and his-torically valuable ones. Everyone is invited to come and see the examples of sacral architecture of the Malopolska region in Brzeznica community.

Poland’s 17 voivodships or provinces

Poland’s 17 voivodships or provinces

The flashing area shows the Little Poland province

The flashing area shows the Little Poland province

Brzeznica is situated in the western

part of the province

Brzeznica is situated in the western

part of the province

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

According to Polish people's old belief, the places of cult have un-usual power. These are places where people worship the Lord, thank Him and ask for His blessing.Throughout the ages Holy Mother has been especially worshipped in Poland. She is regarded as the one who takes care of people in their everyday life. Looking back at the history of Poland one can see how often Polish people, in the moments of threat, turned to Her begging for help and pleadings. And She always healed, protected and saved Her people.

The Wooden ChurchSosnowice

The Wooden ChurchSosnowice

The Holy Virgin of KalwariaKopytowka

The Holy Virgin of KalwariaKopytowka

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

The places of cult are churches, chapels as well as crosses and little chapels situated along the country roads, which were built for prayers. The poor put special roofs over Christ's, Holy Mother's and the saints' figures.

The Brick ChapelTluczan

The Brick ChapelTluczan

St John NepomucenTluczan

St John NepomucenTluczan

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

Such chapels were founded to thank for God's grace (e.g. for the rescue people's lives from flood). The image of Jesus Christ's crucified body was nailed to majority of roadside wooden crosses. Those were founded by com-munities, families and private persons as a thanksgiving or to commemorate an anniversary. Passers-by were to pray or just to cross themselves. Beggars used to sit next to chapels and crosses. Singing and praying, they begged for an alms. Nowadays, there are many modem crosses along the roads where people died in car accidents.

Jesus of NazarethBrzeznica

Jesus of NazarethBrzeznicaSaint MaryPaszkowkaSaint MaryPaszkowka

The „White” Chapel of the Holy Virgin

Brzeznica

The „White” Chapel of the Holy Virgin

Brzeznica

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

In our region, there's still popular a custom that people decorate the cha-pels in their neighbourhood. It is an alliance of previous folk worshipping and the Roman Catholic Church's liturgy. Many pre-christian, pagan beliefs and worships were preserved in peasants' tradition. Those were the ones connected with festivals, e.g. celebrating the dead. At the begin-ning of Christianity they gained a new meaning and in such a changed form they continuously persist today.

St John NepomucenPaszkowka

St John NepomucenPaszkowka

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

On the All Saints' Day and the All Souls' Day (lst and 2nd November) the people living near the chapel tidy its surrounding, decorate it with chry-santhemums which are the symbol of immortality. Sometimes, they light candles. At some chapels with the picture or figure of the Holy Virgin the faithful gather every evening in May (May is regarded as Mary's month) to sing and pray. These meetings are the occasion to lavishly embellish the chapel with fresh spring flowers.

Saint FlorianBrzeznica

Saint FlorianBrzeznica

The Cross on the Cross-RoadsTluczan

The Cross on the Cross-RoadsTluczan

Saint FlorianSosnowice

Saint FlorianSosnowice

The Little Chapel on the TreePaszkowka

The Little Chapel on the TreePaszkowka

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The Holy Virgin With the Infant

JesusBeczyn

The Holy Virgin With the Infant Jesus

Beczyn

A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

On the seventh Sunday and Monday after Easter, one of the most impor-tant Catholic holidays is celebrated to commemorate the Descent of the Holy Ghost (it is called "green holidays"). These holidays are the final of acti-vities to assure abundant harvest and good animal-farming.Fields are walked around by people carrying holy pictures and gonfalons, and singing the holy songs. The chapels are decorated again, this time with twigs of birch or lime tree alike the people's houses.

Saint FlorianMarcyporebaSaint FlorianMarcyporeba

PietaTluczanPieta

Tluczan

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

The festival worshipping the Blessed Sacrament, i.e. Corpus Christi, has been celebrated on the second Thurs-day after the Descent of the Holy Ghost - since XV century.The faithful take part in a procession and go to four altars, passing the way which is decorated with twigs and flowers. The altars are usually built by inhabitans of the village near the roadside chapels. At every of them the priest and people say prayers and listen to the fragments of Gospel. On the eighth day after that holiday (octava), little wreaths plaited of flowers and herbs (sedum, worm-wood leaves, thyme, melissa, milfoil) are blessed. Their number should be odd. It is said that they are to protect people and their belongings from thunders, hail and illnesses.

The Wooden ChurchTluczan

The Wooden ChurchTluczan

The Parish Wooden ChurchMarcyporeba

The Parish Wooden ChurchMarcyporeba

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

Katarzyna Witek, class IIDJesus of Nazareth, BrzeznicaKatarzyna Witek, class IID

Jesus of Nazareth, Brzeznica

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

Katarzyna Witek, class IIDPieta, Tluczan

Katarzyna Witek, class IIDPieta, Tluczan

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

Monika Zmuda, class IIICThe Wooden Church, Tluczan

Monika Zmuda, class IIICThe Wooden Church, Tluczan

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

Iwona Berdecka, class IIDSaint Florian, MarcyporebaIwona Berdecka, class IID

Saint Florian, Marcyporeba

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

Iwona Berdecka, class IIDThe Holy Virgin, KopytowkaIwona Berdecka, class IID

The Holy Virgin, Kopytowka

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

Marta Cichon, class IIASt John Nepomucen, Paszkowka

Marta Cichon, class IIASt John Nepomucen, Paszkowka

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

Kamil Karamanski, class IIASt John Nepomucen, TluczanKamil Karamanski, class IIASt John Nepomucen, Tluczan

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

Agnieszka Wedzicha, class IIDThe Wooden Church, SosnowiceAgnieszka Wedzicha, class IID

The Wooden Church, Sosnowice

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A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose

Map of Brzeznica areaMap of Brzeznica area

1. THE WOODEN CHURCH, SOSNOWICE 10. THE CROSS ON THE CROSS – ROADS, TŁUCZAŃ

2. THE HOLY VIRGIN OF KALWARIA, KOPYTÓWKA 11. ST FLORIAN, BRZEŹNICA

3. THE BRICK CHAPEL, TŁUCZAŃ 12. THE LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE TREE, PASZKÓWKA

4. ST JOHN NEPOMUCEN, TŁUCZAŃ 13. THE HOLY VIRGIN WITH THE INFANT JESUS, BĘCZYN

5. JESUS OF NAZARETH, BRZEŹNICA 14. ST FLORIAN, MARCYPORĘBA

6. ST MARY, PASZKÓWKA 15. PIETA, TŁUCZAŃ

7. THE „WHITE” CHAPEL OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, BRZEŹNICA 16. THE WOODEN CHURCH, TŁUCZAŃ

8. ST JOHN NEPOMUCEN, PASZKÓWKA 17. THE WOODEN PARISH CHURCH, MARCYPORĘBA

9. ST FLORIAN, BRZEŹNICA

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The four dimensions in the project:

a)pedagogical dimension: learning about history of the region as a task of active citizen, spreading the

project among pupils at school, cooperating with the biggest possible number of pupils and teachers.b) social dimension:training the skill of team work (meetings, debates while realising the tasks) and reaching social competence by this training,presenting the project to the local community by the means of institutions such as library...c) political dimension:solving the problems in the project using democratic way (debate on the problem and then voting)d) value dimension:by creative team work and searching key-values in the project,finding the meaning of regional history for an active citizenship through values present in the project.

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THE TEACHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE TEACHERS PARTICIPATING IN

PREPARING THE CD-ROMPREPARING THE CD-ROM

1.AGNIESZKA BŁACH

2.EDYTA KŁECZEK

3.DANUTA TRACZ

4.MAŁGORZATA RĄPELFROM GIMNAZJUM BRZEŹNICA

43-114 Brzeznica 53

Malopolska

Poland

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Sacral architecture route

(A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose)

Sacral architecture route

(A chapel – the beauty we cannot lose)