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            * Solemn crowning of Marian images at Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth during XVIII centur

            of the Catholic world
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            Professor Irena Vaišvilait?, Faculty of History, Vilnius University


            Prof Vaišvilait?, born 1954, holds doctorate degrees in the fields of art and church histo
            served as Lithuania’s Ambassador to the Holy See and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
            Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to UNESCO.


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            Solemn crowning of Marian images by so called Popes crowns starts in 1631 by crowning of t
            Madonna delle Febre in Saint Peter‘s basilica in Rome.
            Initiated by pious Marquise Alessandro Sforza Pallavicini, who bequested to the Chapter of

            considerable capital for honoring the most ancient and reverred Marian images with golden 
            ceremony was initialy aimed at Rome and Pontifical State, but in 1650, by crowning of imag
            God of Contstantinople in Palermo, permissions to crown starts to be requested and granted

            of Italy.

            First crowning outside of Italy was achieved by Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at 1717 for

            Częstochowa, the most venerated image in Kingdom of Poland. The request for crowning was p
            August III (August der Starke) and sustained by the cardinal protector of Polish-Lithuania
            Albani. Almost immediately folowed request by bishop of Vilnius for crowning of the most i

            of Lithuania – Mother of God of Trakai. Permission was granted and crowning was organized 
            request in 1720 came from duke Johan Frederic Sapieha, who requested crowning of image int
            estate of Koden. Five years later the nobility and clergy of Rutenia and Volyn requested c

            in Podkamen. Next yet year request from Greek-Catholic monastery in Zirovicy reched Rome a
            crowning became the great event for Greek- Catholic Church in Lithuania and Poland. Until 
            of Polish-Lithuanian Commomwealth in 1795, 29 images were solemnely crowned by accord from

            Saint Peter in Rome and by Popes granting special indulgences for the occasions. Crownings
            religiuos events, but impressive artistic, social and political entreprises, organised by 
            all social strata and accompanied by powerfull communication campains.


            In lecture I will present how solemn crownings as ceremony evolved during 17 century and e
            Polish- Lithuanian Comonwealth crownings were related to regional and confessional identit

            of international recognition and representation, and how they were marked by idea of trans
            authority to the Mother of God in weakening state, that by 1795 disapears from maps. But u
            the idea of Mary – Queen of Poland survives as mean of national and state identity.


            My reaserch is based on very rich sources from Archive of Chapter of Saint Peter basilica.
            intend to compare crownings in Lithuania and Poland with crownings, that took place in Mor

            beginning from 1735, by crowning of the Image of Mother of God in S. Thomas church in Olom
            second crowning in the Empire, first taking place in Friuli, in 1718.


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