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A hymn written in the 13th century by Wincenty of Kielcza. It was penned in Medieval Latin to the melody of a Gregorian chant, O salutaris Hostia. The hymn celebrates the canonization of Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów, bishop of Kraków and patron saint of Poland. In the Middle Ages, it was chanted on special occasions and after victorious ...
Bogurodzica performed by Collegium Vocale Bydgoszcz. Bogurodzica (Polish pronunciation: [bɔɡurɔˈd͡ʑit͡sa], calque of the Greek term Theotokos), in English known as the Mother of God, is a medieval Christian hymn composed sometime between the 10th and 13th centuries in Poland.
Cathedrals of the Polish Orthodox Church: Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Białystok [2] Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Łódź [3] Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Lublin [4] Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Sanok [5] Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene in Warsaw [6] Provisional Field Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Warsaw [7]
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Gaude Mater Polonia (Medieval Latin for "Rejoice, oh Mother Poland"; Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈɡau̯.dɛ ˈmaː.tɛr pɔˈlɔː.ni.a], Polish: Raduj się, matko Polsko) was one of the most significant medieval Polish hymns, written in Latin between the 13th and the 14th century to commemorate Saint Stanislaus, Bishop of Kraków.
Examples include the 16th-century Latin prayer Oratio pro Republica et Rege ('Prayer for the Commonwealth and the King') by a Calvinist poet, Andrzej Trzeciński, and "Hymn do miłości Ojczyzny" ('Hymn to the Love of the Fatherland') written in 1744 by Prince-Bishop Ignacy Krasicki. They failed, however, to win substantial favor with the populace.
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Other translations of the title (and the text of the hymn) exist, such as "O Thou Lord God". [ 4 ] The original text was authored by Alojzy Feliński published in Gazeta Warszawska on July 20, 1816, to the glory of the monarch of the Congress Kingdom of Poland , i.e., the Russian Emperor Alexander I , which since 1818 was known under the title ...