Research on Kolegiacki Square in Poznań (St. Mary Magdalene Parish Collegiate Church)
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2021-12
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Faculty of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
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An interdisciplinary archaeological study of St. Mary Magdalene parish collegiate church, the
largest in the city of Poznań, the adjacent cemetery, and the building development after these
were decommissioned (the New Market, the municipal bathhouse, the fire basin from World
War II, the lawn (with flower beds), and the car park) was carried out between 2016 and 2021
in Kolegiacki Square. This was the largest archaeological project carried out to date in the
Old Town. In addition to architectural foundations, the result of this project is thousands of
graves with enormous significance for not only the history of the former church, but also for
Poznań and Poland. To some extent, this is confirmed by the European character of some
funerary findings, including the so-called pearl mob cap and devotional items in graves, crypts,
and ossuaries. In the temple walls and chapels, representatives of distinguished families and
members of guilds found their resting place; epitaph stones and ceremonial tombstones were
placed here.
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St. Mary Magdalene Parish Collegiate Church, Kolegiacki Square, archaeological research
Citation
Treasures of Time: Research of the Faculty of Archaeology of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (2021) D. Żurkiewicz (Ed.). pp. 386-397.
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978-83-946591-9-6