Lumen 2018

S TANISLAUS P APCZYNSKI 48 King John Sobieski and his army, the one on the left depicts the cit- izens of Podegrodzie bringing the harvest wreaths to Our Lady the Queen. 25 The picture of the Queen of Heaven and the Baby Jesus can also be seen in the stained glass window on the left side of the presbytery. It bears an inscription: FOUNDED BY REV. JOSEPH ALBERSKI, PASTOR and: Designed and executed by Boleslaus Szpecht, Painting Artist . The stained glass window on the right side of the presbytery depicts the figure of Fr. Papczynski holding a book with a monogram: Ave Maria and inscribed: The Rule in his right hand, and a cross and a rosary in his left hand. The inscription on the stained glass window reads: FOUNDED BY STEPHANIE AND CESLAUS FRACZEK OF JURASZOWA, NO.26. In the years 1994-2000, a beautiful chapel in honor of Fr. Stanis- laus Papczynski was built on the right side of the church. The chapel is separated from the aisle by a large open-work grating, and the doors to the outside are a masterpiece of artistic smithery. Reverend Joseph Alberski, the pastor, initiated the work on the chapel, which was continued after his death by a new pastor — Rev. Joseph Walaszek. The aforementioned crucifix, before which Fr. Papczynski is believed to have prayed, was hung on the main wall of the chapel. On the left side, a historical Pieta was placed. In 2000, the year of the Great Jubilee, the inside of the chapel was thoroughly renovated — new plaster was applied and a new marble floor installed. It should be also added that, in the years 1987-1991, a new rec- tory was built where a picture of Fr. Papczynski, probably dating back to the end of the 17 th century, is hanging. The inscription on the picture reads: Venerable Father Stanislaus Papczynski, Founder of the Order of Marian Fathers, confessor to Pope Innocent XII, King John III Sobieski’s preacher, born May 18, 1631 in Podegrodzie, died Sep- tember 17, 1701, renowned for great miracles . Father Papczynski’s family house stood at the foot of the hill called “Zamczysko,” on which a parish church stands now. A long time ago Dunajec flowed here around the hill. In 1934, on the initiative of the local pastor, Rev. John Pabian, a monument was erected on