Rosyjska ikona podróżna odkryta na cmentarzu przykościelnym w Lutomiersku
A Russian icon found at church cemetery in Lutomiersk

Summary/Abstract: During archaeological works carried out at the cemetery of the parish church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lutomiersk, a bronze or brass traveller’s icon was found in one of the graves. It was made in Guślice (Russia) in the 19th or early 20th century. The icon has the form of triptych, folding like an altar. Inside is the figure of the Holy Virgin, whose prototype is connected with the Iwiron monastery on Mount Athos in Greece. The icon was inside a silk pouch. This find indicates that members of the Orthodox Church were buried at Lutomiersk church cemetery.

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