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Our History in Photographs
Have you ever attended a chivalric investiture, met a prince, dined with royalty or dreamed of becoming a knight? If so these pictures are for you.
These cherished photographic scrapbook will bring back precious memories to us, of the Order of St. Stanislas, and its members in our past, those who are still members, and all our dearly departed friends:
Written by Our Grand Chronicler: Chev. Count Michael Subritzky-Kusza, GCCStS
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Memories Like the corners of my mind Misty watercolor memories Of the way we were |
Scattered pictures Of the smiles we left behind Smiles we gave to one another For the way we were |
Can it be that it was all so simple then Or has time rewritten every line If we had the chance to do it all again Tell me - would we? could we? |
Memories May be beautiful and yet What’s too painful to remember We simply choose to forget |
So it is the laughter We will remember Whenever we remember The way we were |
Barbara Streisand's song tells it all.... the bitter sweet memories will remain in our hearts forever.
Few men and women seek the path of chivalry. These pictures reveal a group of people who seek to make a difference in the world. Individuals who forsake self to aid humanity through their thoughts and deeds.
This photographic gallery is dedicated to our Grand Master, Count Juliusz Nowina-Sokolnicki GCCStS
Please join us with our trip down memory lane:
This is the coronation portrait of King Stanislas Augustus Poniatowski, Poland's last King. King Poniatowski was founder of the Order of Saint Stanislas and the Orders original Grand Master. This painting is currently in the Warsaw Royal Collection in Poland, and was painted by Marcello Bacciarelli, whose "studio" was at the Royal Castle in Warsaw (Lileyko, Jerzy. A Companion Guide to the Royal Castle in Warsaw. Warsaw: Interpress Publishers, 1980).
This Cathedral holds the mortal remains of Saint Stanislas, inside a silver casket which is raised above the altar. All Polish Kings and Queens are buried in this Holy Place. Wawel's patrons are SS Eaclaw, Saint Stanislas, and the Holy Savior. The Cracow diocese was established in the year 1000. Only small vestiges remain of the Romanesque Church built by King Boleslaw the Brave (1040-1081). King Boleslaw Smialy ("the Brave") ordered Bishop Stanislas of Krakow (1030-1079) executed for treason in 1079. His gruesome death was carried out in the church on Skalka Hill in Krakow. In 1253, Stanislas was canonized (in Krakow) and became Poland's second patron saint - next only to St. Wojciech.
Boleslaw was exiled in 1079, as a result of the rvolt of the nobles. He died in Hungary.
A Baroque shrine housing the coffin of Saint Stanislas in Wawel Cathedral, in its center nave. This was designed by Giovanni Trevano (between 1626-1629), at the spot where Saint Florian's and Saint Stanislas's remains were interred in 1184 and 1254 respectively.
The mess (dinner) uniform of a Chevalier of the Order of Saint Stanislas with breast stars and chain medal.
Chotebor
Castle is the home of the Counts
Dobrensky-Dobrenic. Dame Helene Dobrensky-Dobrenic Dame Commander of the Order of St.
Stanislas, at the time.
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