St Adalbert's Church in Poznań i

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St Adalbert Hill

By St Adalbert's Church is the Crypt of Distinguished Greater Poland People, founded in 1923 on the initiative of the parish priest Fr Bogusław Kościelski. It was modelled on the Skałka in Kraków.

Who is buried here

Józef Wybicki, author of the words of “Dąbrowski's Mazurka”, and Antoni Kosiński, co-creator of Dąbrowski's Legions.

Heliodor Święcicki, founder and first rector of the University of Poznań.

The composers Feliks Nowowiejski, author of the melody of the “Rota”, and Tadeusz Szeligowski.

The crypt also holds the heart of Gen. Jan Henryk Dąbrowski and the remains of Gen. Ignacy Prądzyński. In the south aisle of the church lies Karol Marcinkowski, a physician and social activist.

Good to know

In 1997 a new part of the crypt was opened by the south aisle of the church.

The crypt can be visited only after arranging a visit with the parish by phone. It is closed during Masses and ceremonies.

Sources (in Polish)

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