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    Published : 2025-07-07
    Vol. 73 No. 3 (2025)

    Sicut rosa inter… episcopos. Apotheosis of the Coat of Arms in a Latin Heraldic Poem from the Chełm Diocese Ordo of Provost Walenty Chlebowski for the Year 1734

    Jarosław Marczewski

    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7021-6806

    Agnieszka Strycharczuk

    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0785-6069

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.18290/rh25733.7

    Abstract

    In the ordos of the Chełm Diocese from the Old Polish period, the first page typically featured a stemma, which was a characteristic element of most publications of this type. The stemma consisted of the coat of arms of the presiding ecclesiastical authority and a panegyric poem referring to the heraldic emblem depicted. The ordo for the year 1734 was published during a sede vacante period, when the diocese of Chełm was administered by the prelate and provost of the Chełm Cathedral Chapter, Walenty Chlebowski. The coat of arms featured in this ordo was unique compared to other known examples. It was a divided coat of arms: the right heraldic side displayed the Chlebowski family’s emblem, Poraj, while the left side featured the symbol of the Chełm Cathedral Chapter – the Holy Apostles. The Poraj coat of arms included a rose flower, which the accompanying poem interpreted as particularly attractive and distinguished above other plants, symbolizing the exceptional personal merits of provost Chlebowski. Meanwhile, the Apostles’ emblem was presented as an allegory of the Chełm diocese rejoicing in the virtuous service of the prelate. In addition to a detailed analysis of the epigram, the article also provides a Polish translation of the text.

    Keywords:

    heraldic poetry, stemma, epigram, ordo, Chlebowski family, Poraj coat of arms, Chełm cathedral chapter of the Latin rite



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    Roczniki Humanistyczne · ISSN 0035-7707 | eISSN 2544-5200 | DOI: 10.18290/rh
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