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Stray Cannonball In The Garden

It is 10 cm in diameter and made of cast iron filled with lead balls. Thanks to the grape-shot it also had more firepower – that is according to Dobieslaw Karst, Ph.D, who was referring to the ball that was found during archaeological excavations at the parish.  The cannonball is thought to originate from the Swidnica siege by the Prussian army, which began on New Year’s...

Rectory in Tones of Ocher

As the rectory building undergoes its renovation, the painting found hanging from the Matroneum of the Church of Peace is being unraveled. The artwork, which dates back to the first half of the nineteenth century, was discovered during the renovation work that is being conducted to achieve a desired look. Mr Maciej Małachowicz, Ph.D, who...