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Cemetery in Ikaźni

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Cemetery in Ikaźni

1 There is one gravestone in the churchyard, in its south-western part. It has the form of a granite boulder, partially sunk into the ground. This grave is dedicated to Fr Michal Buklarewicz and his sister Emilia. The inscription on it has been preserved: / KS. MICHAŁ/ BUKLAREWICZ/ MURDERED/ IN BIGOSOWO/ WITH HIS SISTER EMILIA/ 1919-1920/.
2. active Catholic cemetery (originally parish cemetery) established in the mid-19th century, is located 400 m north-west of the church. The rectangular-plan cemetery, located on flat ground, covers an area of 0.6 ha and is fenced with metal mesh. There is no division into alleys and plots, the graves are distributed freely throughout the cemetery, a short section from the entrance gate, is fronted by a path. It is dominated by gravestones from the 20th century. The oldest preserved tombstone, from 1873, is a granite rectangular slab with chamfered corners, belonging to Konstancja Romerowa of Benisławska. Under the bas-relief cross, a preserved inscription is carved: / KONSTANCJA Z BIENIESŁAWSKICH/ ROMER/ UR. 1794 R. DIED. 1873 R./.
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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