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Grazyszki cemetery

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Grazyszki cemetery

The active Catholic cemetery, established around the mid-19th century, is located 200 m east of the village centre. The rectangular-plan cemetery, located on a flat area, covers an area of 0.8 ha and is enclosed by a metal fence on three sides (there is no fence on the south), with an entrance gate on the north. An irregular path runs through the cemetery. The cemetery is in good condition. The oldest, fully preserved tombstone of Bonawentura Wolski dates back to 1864 and is situated in the central part of the cemetery. It has the form of a granite vertical slab topped with a cast iron cross. The following inscription has been preserved on the tomb: / D. O. M./ HERE LIE THE REMAINS/ OF THE LATE P.P./ BENEWENTURA/ WOLSKI/ LIVED 58 UM. 1864/ OF MARCH 19/. In the western part of the cemetery there is a grave (erected in the 1990s) of Home Army soldiers killed in March 1944. There are 10 soldiers buried in the grave. The quarter is rectangular, framed by a concrete frame.
Documentation has been made for the cemetery (1 card stored in MKDNiS). Information about the cemetery has been published (see bibliography).

Bibliography:

  • „Cmentarze polskie poza granicami kraju” , raport, oprac. B. Gutowski, Warszawa 2022 (maszynopis).
  • Lewkowska Anna, Lewkowski Jacek, Walczak Wojciech, „Zabytkowe cmentarze na Kresach Wschodnich Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej. Województwo wileńskie na obszarze Republiki Białoruś”, Warszawa 2007.

Author:

Bartłomiej Gutowski, Salomea Grabowska
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