Pielgrzymka królowej Elżbiety Łokietkówny do Rzymu w 1343 roku

The Pilgrimage of Queen Elizabeth of Hungary to Rome in 1343

Summary: Queen Elizabeth of Hungary (Elżbieta Łokietkówna, daughter to the King of Poland, Vladislaus the Short (Łokietek)), was a very pious person. She made two pilrgimages to the tombs of well-known Saints, in 1343 to Rome and in 1357 to the tomb of St. Elizabeth of Hungary at Marburg. This paper presents an account of her peregrination to the Eternal City. In 1343 Elizabeth set out on a journey to Naples, to secure the succession to the throne of Naples for her son, Andrew. While she was in Naples she decided to go on a pilgrimage to Rome to visit the holy places and to donate some gifts she had brought from Hungary to the Vatican Basilica. During her stay of only three days at Rome she managed to visit numerous churches and monasteries, endowing them with generous votives and gifts. She also made a contribution to the rebuilding project for the Milvian Birdge, which was then in ruins. She also had the honour to be shown St. Veronica's Cloth, which was then kept at the Lateran. She used the famous holy stairs to enter the edifice for this occasion. The Queen's magnanimity was manifest especially in the gifts she brought for the Vatican Basilica. The Basilica's annals recorded that the Queen of Hungary offered a carpet and an altar cloth for the Main Altar in the Basilica, a chasuble in blue silk, and two white surplices and humerals. Also the ladies in her retinue made gifts. According to an eye-witness,she left Rome followed by a large throng of beggars.

Peregrinus Cracoviensis, 1996, z.4, s. 157-164.

Instytut Geografii i Gospodarki Przestrzennej UJ

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