GÅ‚otowo

Głotowo ( German Glottau ) is a village and a place of pilgrimage of the Roman Catholic Church in northeastern Poland, in the town of Dobre Miasto in powiat Olsztyński, Warmian -Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.

History

The first mention Glottaus dates back to 1290th Already at that time the place was inhabited. The place got its hand Festivals in 1313. Bishop Hermann of Prague and the chapter moved his collegiate founded in 1341 after 2 years with Order of October 30, 1343 from the Sanctuary Pettelkau after Glottau. Due to the increasing uncertainty of this site by the up in this area Lithuanians invading the monastery was laid in 1347 but already after Guttstadt. But the parish in Glottau remained provost.

Legend of the pilgrimage site

The legend that explains the role of Glottau as a place of pilgrimage, says that in 1290 Lithuanian troops had invaded Poland. The pastor of Glottau hidden so valuable Silberpyxis by having them buried in a nearby field. In the container accidentally remained a consecrated host. The Pyxis and its contents were found again after many years by oxen. Supposedly, the oxen had reverently knelt in the middle of the field, to adore the brilliant host ..

This phenomenon became known quickly, and the wafer was placed in a procession to Dobre Miasto. According to a chronicle of the Host returned inexplicably to her Auffindungsort. This was interpreted to mean that it was God's will, at the site of the miracle to build a chapel in honor of Corpus Christi. The band quickly became the destination of many pilgrimages and in the 18th century, the church was finally built.

Church

The large, single-nave Baroque church of St. Andrew was in the years 1722 - 1726 erected under the direction of architect Wormditter Christoph Reimers. The foundation stone was laid on August 22, 1722 by Bishop Theodor Andreas Potocki. The consecration of the church took place on July 24, 1726 by Bishop Johann Christoph Andreas Szembek.

Calvary

Became known Glottau by the Calvary. This is a representation of the Cross of Christ in the form of 14 stations. This is located in a river valley located immediately in church nearby. He was in the years 1878 - 1884 is applied.

The plant of Calvary was from an earlier inhabitants of the village, Johann Merten, encouraged and financially supported. The opening was inaugurated in 1894 by the then Warmia Bishop Andreas Thiel. Since then, the Calvary is visited by thousands of pilgrims from Poland, Germany and other countries.

In 2006, the Stations of the Cross has been completely refurbished.

Additional points of interest

On a German - Polish Artists' Meeting in 2002 was built on a meadow at Glottau an installation " Thousand hands ", which harmoniously fit right in with the landscape.

Celebrity

• The Catholic theologian Max Meinertz was from 1904 and 1905 worked as a chaplain in Glottau.