Academic literature on the topic 'Saint Stanislaus Kostka'

The aim of the article is to show the many various ways in which the Year of St. Stanislaus Kostka, announced in 2018 on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of his death, was celebrated, and how were the ways of shaping love for God and people during that time. The article presents a review of the most important facts about the main jubilee celebrations in Poland and abroad which were also possibilities to build the historical memory. The year of St. Stanislaus Kostka was part of a long tradition of celebrations marking the anniversaries of this patron saint of Poland, held since the year of his beatification (1602/1605), and more solemnly since his canonization in 1726. The text discusses the worldwide and nationwide events commemorating the Saint of Rostkowo, and presents the main publications and conferences devoted to this saint. It also mentions the exhibitions and various pastoral initiatives taken during the year. Particular attention has been paid to celebrations in the Diocese of Płock, where Rostkowo, the birthplace of St. Stanislaus Kostka, is located. On this basis, the pertinence of the saint’s message has been discussed as well.

Fiery Love: Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski’s Ode to Saint Stanislaus Kostka The objective of the article is to provide background for the reading of a new annotated bilingual edition of Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski’s ode to Saint Stanislaus Kostka. Written in 1638, when Kostka had not yet been canonized, the ode was published posthumously, many years after the poet’s death. First, the origins of the poem are presented, including the suggestions advanced by Stanisław Łubieński, the bishop of Płock, that Sarbiewski should create odes worshipping Polish saints. Other texts devoted to the venerable young man written by, or attributed to Sarbiewski are also briefly discussed. This is followed by an analysis of the ode, with special focus on its visual and theatrical properties, and on the poet’s emphasis on the mystic experiences of the Jesuit saint and his special bond with Mary. The manner of portraying the saint’s life deployed by Sarbiewski is shown to be modelled on the contemporary iconographic tradition, especially a drawing by Giacomo Lauro, which, copied by an anonymous artist was subsequently included in the collection Icones et miracula sanctorum Poloniae (Cologne 1605). Literary hagiographic works on which Sarbiewski might have drawn – both poetry and prose – are also mentioned. After the introductory section, the ode is presented in two language versions: the original Latin and the new Polish translation. The text is provided with comments detailing historical facts, discussing the ancient similia and elocutionary relations to Sarbiewski’s other texts.

The article analyzes the sources on the history of Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church (the former Jesuit Church) discovered in the funds of Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv. In particular, the documents that are of practical importance for the process of church revitalization as the building remained closed from 1946 until 2011 are distinguished. The significant corpus of sources concerning the church history is the archive of Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv, the depository of which was located in the church until the end of 2011. With these documents, it is possible to trace the history of the church building during the Soviet time and the changes that happened during this period. Moreover, the collection of photographic materials with the depiction of different parts of the church constitutes a significant corpus of sources. This information is valuable for the conservation professionals working on the renewal of church exteriors and interiors. Particularly, the photographs that show the process of the roof restoration in 1959 offer an opportunity to assess the degree of the ceiling destruction during the Second World War. Photographs of the frescoes in the main nave demonstrate the state of the ceiling and frescos as of the beginning of the 20th century and therefore give an insight into the progress of conservation works during the interwar period. The analysis of the photograph of the altar of Saint Stanislaw Kostka makes it possible to understand what one of the three chapels in the church looked like. The other two chapels (of the Virgin Mary and Saint Stanislaw Kostka) will be restored in course of time. As for the third chapel of Saint Benedict the Martyr, important documents concerning the restoration of this chapel at the beginning of the 20th century are stored in the funds of the library. With these documents, it is possible to specify the appearance of the chapel and the peculiarities of its decorations, as the chapel does not belong to the church nowadays. To sum up, it can be stated that the funds of Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv contain a relatively small amount of materials on the history of Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church (the Jesuit Church). At the same time, some of them are important for the studies of the history of the church, so they deserve attention from the researchers.

O estágio desenvolvido no Museu Nacional do Azulejo (MNAz), entre 18 de Setembro de 2017 e 1 de Março de 2018, visou a aprendizagem dos métodos de conservação e restauro aplicados à azulejaria e o desenvolvimento da investigação histórica sobre um conjunto intervencionado – a série de Santo Estanislau Kostka da Companhia de Jesus. A série pertence ao revestimento produzido em meados do século XVIII para a capela doméstica do antigo Noviciado desta família religiosa e que fora depositada no Museu no ano 2000. Com efeito, o presente relatório dá conta da aprendizagem desses métodos e da investigação ali ocorrida durante os seis meses do estágio. A estrutura do relatório reflete, inclusive, não uma divisão linear de cada uma dessas fases, mas antes a integração de todas elas no resultado final do estudo. Procurouse assim, aliar a investigação histórica aos tratamentos de conservação e restauro segundo as metodologias inerentes aos respetivos domínios. A nossa organização temática resulta, portanto, dessa síntese, expondo, desta forma, as questões que a nosso ver se revelaram mais significantes para o conhecimento dos painéis de S. Estanislau Kostka.
The stage developed at the National Tile Museum (MNAz), between September 18, 2017 and March 1, 2018, aimed to learn the methods of conservation and restoration applied to tiles and the development of historical research on an intervened set - the series of St. Stanislaus Kostka of the Society of Jesus. The series belongs to the cladding produced in the middle of the eighteenth century for the domestic chapel of the former Novitiate of this religious family which had been deposited in the Museum in the year 2000. This report gives us an account of the learning of these methods and the research that took place during the six months of the internship. The report structure also reflects not a linear division of each of these phases, but rather the integration of all of them into the final outcome of the study. The aim was to combine historical research with conservation and restoration treatments according to the methodologies inherent to the respective domains. Our thematic organization results, therefore, from this synthesis, thus exposing the issues that in our view have proved most significant for the knowledge of S. Estanislau Kostka's tile panels.