{"id":3997,"date":"2022-12-30T13:19:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T12:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/?post_type=object&p=3997"},"modified":"2022-12-30T13:19:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T12:19:27","slug":"monument-to-the-blessed-priest-marian-gorecki","status":"publish","type":"object","link":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/obiekt\/monument-to-the-blessed-priest-marian-gorecki\/","title":{"rendered":"Monument to the blessed priest Marian G\u00f3recki"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technique:<\/strong> figure \u2013 cast bronze, plinth \u2013 red granite, forged inscription<\/p>\n

Dimensions:<\/strong> \u00a079 cm \u00d7 125.5 cm \u00d7 81 cm (plinth), max. 245 cm \u00d7 150 cm \u00d7 80 cm (figure), 324 cm (height of the entire statue)<\/p>\n

Object: <\/strong>Monument commemorating the blessed priest Marian G\u00f3recki. The statue depicts the standing figure of G\u00f3recki wearing a biretta, cassock, cope and stole. On the underside of the cope is a relief image of a guardhouse and concentration camp fences, the sign of Polish prisoners (a triangle with the letter P), shipyard cranes and a church tower. On the stole is a relief decoration depicting a lily, Marian initials and an image of Our Lady of Cz\u0119stochowa. On the back of the statue is a concave inscription reading \u201cW. Samp\u201d and a representation of the Pomian coat of arms with a ribbon at the bottom with the inscription \u201cRev. R. Preuss\u201d. The figure is placed on a plinth with a forged concave inscription reading \u201cBlessed Marian G\u00f3recki, priest \u2013 martyr, 1903\u20131940\u201d.<\/p>\n

The blessed Marian G\u00f3recki (b. 21 May 1903, d. 22 March 1940) was the chaplain of the Polish community in the Free City of Gda\u0144sk, the rector of the Polish Chapel of Our Lady of Cz\u0119stochowa in Nowy Port and a charismatic teacher of youth, as well as the prefect of the Polish Grammar School in Gda\u0144sk. Arrested on 1 September 1939, he was murdered in the Stutthof concentration camp on Good Friday, 22 March 1940. He was beatified by John Paul\u00a0II on 13 June 1999, in a group of 108 blessed martyrs of World War II.<\/p>\n

Place:<\/strong> The junction of Marynarki Polskiej, Wolno\u015bci and Ks. Mariana G\u00f3reckiego streets. Wolno\u015bci Square is a square connecting Marynarki Polskiej Avenue with the Nowy Port street grid.\u00a0 Its interior has precisely formed walls; it is a kind of square that surrounds the transport hub located in its centre. The monument to Rev. Marian G\u00f3recki is located on the south-eastern side of the square, at the point where the square is joined by a street also dedicated to the martyr \u2013 stretching between the cemetery of Saint Jadwiga of Silesia at its southern end and the church of the same name at its northern end.<\/p>\n

Information about the author: <\/strong>Wawrzyniec Samp (b. 25 June 1939) is a sculptor. He studied at the Faculty of Sculpture at the State School of Visual Arts (PWSSP) in Gda\u0144sk, graduating in 1964 from Prof. Stanis\u0142aw Horno-Pop\u0142awski\u2019s studio. Samp also majored in architectural and sculptural design and ceramics. His portfolio includes sculpture, medal-making, artistic blacksmithing, heraldry and design of sacral spaces. He is the author of many monuments, e.g. To Those Who for the Polish Identity of Gda\u0144sk\u2026<\/em>, statue of John Paul II at Saint Bridget\u2019s Church in Gda\u0144sk, statue of Cardinal Stefan Wyszy\u0144ski in the Gniezno cathedral, and the coat of arms of the Pomeranian voivodship.<\/p>\n

Condition of the object:<\/strong> good<\/p>\n

Owner\/guardian:<\/strong> Gda\u0144sk Road and Greenery Authority<\/p>\n

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Author of the entry: <\/strong>inventory made by the Gda\u0144sk University of Technology team, description of the place: Jacek Dominiczak, additional information: Ma\u0142gorzata Paszylka-Glaza<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technique: figure \u2013 cast bronze, plinth \u2013 red granite, forged inscription Dimensions: \u00a079 cm \u00d7 125.5 cm \u00d7 81 cm (plinth), max. 245 cm \u00d7 150 cm \u00d7 80 cm (figure), 324 cm (height of the entire statue) Object: Monument commemorating the blessed priest Marian G\u00f3recki. The statue depicts the standing figure of G\u00f3recki wearing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":110,"template":"","object_cats":[36,37,39],"districts":[143],"object_authors":[142,140,141],"class_list":["post-3997","object","type-object","status-publish","hentry","object_cat-a-sacred-object","object_cat-monument","object_cat-sculpture","obj_district-nowy-port-2","object_author-gdansk-university-of-technology-team","object_author-jacek-dominiczak-2","object_author-malgorzata-paszylka-glaza-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/objects\/3997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/objects"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/object"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"object_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/object_cats?post=3997"},{"taxonomy":"obj_district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/districts?post=3997"},{"taxonomy":"object_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/object_authors?post=3997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}