14. The Parish Cemetery in Wieliszew
The classical-style cemetery chapel is undoubtedly
the most interesting monument
in Wieliszew. On its facade, the following inscription
can be found: Wife to her beloved
husband and the date 1834. The chapel was
built two years after the death of the owner of
Wieliszew, Tomasz Kamieński (1788-1832),
Ślepowron coat of arms, by his wife Maria
Kamieńska, née Gautier. The Kamieński
family had been renting the Wieliszew estate
from 1816, and eventually, on October
15, 1829, they bought the estate from the
Countess Maria Teresa Tyszkiewicz, sister of
Prince Józef Poniatowski.
The remains of Rozalia Kopijowska, née Wolska, later Romanowska, deceased in 1883, owner of Olszanka, and the ashes of Miecio Kopijowski, deceased in 1902, were laid to rest in the chapel, this information can be read on the white marble epitaphs.
According to elderly residents of the village, during the Nazi occupation, a Jewish family took refuge in the tomb. The symbolic grave of the 17-year-old Kazimierz Burza alias Grom (‘Thunder’), member of the “Grey Ranks” (Polish Scouts) executed by the Nazi firing squad on August 19, 1944, provokes reflection on mortality and life’s transience. Here lies a 23-year-old Polish Home Army soldier, Jan Ląca, taking part in the Warsaw Uprising in the Legionowo and Zegrze area, who was executed by firing squad on August 16, 1944, in Nowopole.
The remains of Rozalia Kopijowska, née Wolska, later Romanowska, deceased in 1883, owner of Olszanka, and the ashes of Miecio Kopijowski, deceased in 1902, were laid to rest in the chapel, this information can be read on the white marble epitaphs.
According to elderly residents of the village, during the Nazi occupation, a Jewish family took refuge in the tomb. The symbolic grave of the 17-year-old Kazimierz Burza alias Grom (‘Thunder’), member of the “Grey Ranks” (Polish Scouts) executed by the Nazi firing squad on August 19, 1944, provokes reflection on mortality and life’s transience. Here lies a 23-year-old Polish Home Army soldier, Jan Ląca, taking part in the Warsaw Uprising in the Legionowo and Zegrze area, who was executed by firing squad on August 16, 1944, in Nowopole.