The Queen Jadwiga
Foundation
ST.
QUEEN JADWIGA’S ALTAR
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ST. QUEEN JADWIGA’S ALTAR
The altar of Queen
Jadwiga’s miraculous crucifix is
also the altar of St. Queen Jadwiga. The altar, made of black marble,
is situated in the south-eastern corner of the ambulatory in the Wawel Cathedral. In the bottom part, centrally, there is
a separated altar stone in the shape of a horizontal rectangle with a niche,
in which a bronze reliquary with the remains of Queen Jadwiga is placed.
Although St. Queen Jadwiga made so many gifts to the Wawel
cathedral and was one of the most loved and influential Queen’s in the Polish
history, until now She does not have an altar in this cathedra. The QJF
initiative is to build the St. Queen Jadwiga’s altar in Wawel
Cathedra in homage to St. Jadwiga for Her contribution to the Polish culture
and greatness and especially for supporting of strength of our faith.
The altar will be made
from the minerals and precious stones and the first materials were already
sent from Australia (QJF) to the Cracow Curia. The picture collage, composed
from minerals, and precious and semi-precious stones that will be used for
designing the altar, was shown at the exhibition of the Art&Science
Gallery in Melbourne.
The materials collected
for St. Queen Jadwiga’s altar and little pearls for making the rationale’s
replica, which were sent to Cracow Curia, are exposed in the special “Queen
Jadwiga Foundation” glass cabinet in Wawel cathedra
(see above).
Most of materials
(minerals, precious and semi-precious stones) will be selected from the
Strzelecki Collection that is part of the SQJRIU collection.
Copyright the Queen Jadwiga Foundation
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The
gold, precious and semiprecious stones send to Cracow Curia
2008
2016
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