Wolski’s grave

Rectangular tomb slab of the founder of the monastery, made of black marble, 2.2 meters long and 0.95 wide. In accordance with the will of Mikołaj Wolski, set in the floor at the main entrance to the church, so “that [the body] would be trampled by passers-by and pay after death for its loftiness and superfluities during life.” The slab does not contain a name inscription, and the Latin inscription on it has the following in transcription: “With fear I think of my deeds and before You I blush – When You come to judge, oh Lord, do not wish to condemn me.” The authorship of these words is attributed to Wolski himself.

The magnate lies with his head facing the door, and his body, dressed in a white Camaldolese habit and leather shoes, has been buried in a larch coffin. According to a will written in Przemyśl two days before his death, the funeral was simple and devoid of unnecessary ceremony. Marshal died childless on March 6, 1630 at the age of 77. The founder’s grave was reopened only once in August 1868.