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Tombstone of Franciszek Szczepaniszen, cemetery in Zaścianka, photo Joanna Barańska, 2018
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Tombstone of František Szczepaniszen

Zaścianka | Ukraine
Cemetery in Zaścianka

Tombstone of František Szczepaniszen

Zaścianka | Ukraine
Cemetery in Zaścianka

Burial place marked by a statue of St Francis on a two-stage plinth and two-stage base. Statue on its own base. The saint in monastic garb, in his right hand he holds a cross turned downwards, under his left arm a book. The first step of the pedestal with chamfered top edges, glazed. The second step of the plinth covered by a hipped roof. On the front an engraved frame, within which is an engraved inscription. Side walls with carved frames enclosed by gabled arches. Glazed base steps. The tombstone preceded by a wooden band.

Inscription:

[-] / SPOCZYWA / FRANCISZEK SZCZEPANISZEN / ŻYŁ 20 LAT / +23/12 / R. 1905 //.

Related persons:

Franciszek Szczepaniszen

Time of construction:

1905-1908

Tombstone location:

Tomb number 5

Dimensions:

290 x 135 x 330 cm

Materials:

sandstone

State of preservation:

lichens, inscription partly obliterated

Keywords:

statue (type of gravestone), headband (tombstone type)

Date of documentation:

2016

Publication:

05.07.2023

Last updated:

19.01.2025

Author of the documentation sheet:

Katarzyna Jachimowicz, Sonia Kisza

Development / approval of the documentation sheet:

Bartłomiej Gutowski
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Tombstone of Franciszek Szczepaniszen, cemetery in Zaścianka
Tombstone of Franciszek Szczepaniszen, cemetery in Zaścianka, photo Joanna Barańska, 2018

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