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| Keywords: Kusionowicz ca 1865-75.jpg Andrzej Kusionowicz Grodyński and nephew of father Ludwik Kusionowicz who was the priest at Gdów for many years and later became Dean of Wieliczka At the time of the Battle of Gdów chronicled by Ludwik Sylwester was living in Chochołow and training as a teacher and organist under Jan Kanty Andrusikiewicz pl who was one of the leaders of the Chochołow Uprising pl which took place on 21 February 1846 five days before the Battle of Gdów The 'Battle' took place in the field next to Gdów Cemetery and the Polish 'insurgents' under the command of the absent Colonel Suchorzewski fought for independence from Austria in the only battle of the Kraków Uprising <br>Around 1850 Sylwester moved to Gdów to run the first 'state school' in the district in the former parish school building and in spite of the efforts of the Austrian authorities to suppress Polish culture in Galicia it continued classes in the Polish language beyond the period of the January Uprising 1863-1864 which extended across the lands controlled by the Russian Empire to the outskirts of Kraków Sylwester who was father to a number of children including Józef Władysław and Andrzej was also the organist at the Gdów Church and around 1860 moved into the old church house to 39 from house 37 Wikarówka <br>Sylwester Kusionowicz is buried beside the Gdów Cemetery Chapel in a prominent grave watched over by a beautiful statue of Mary sculpted by Edward Stehlik pl <br><span style color blue; >The Scotch Mist Gallery contains photographs of historic buildings monuments memorials and people of Poland </span> Galeria Mist Scotch zawiera fotografie zabytkowych budowli zabytków pomników i Polaków ~ 1865 credit line accession number scanned by photograph owner Stanisław Grodyński PD-old-100 Kusionowicz family History of Galicia Central Europe Cemetery in Gdów Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Gdów | ||||
