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5 unusual facts about Łysa Góra


Bogusław Radoszewski

Born around 1577 at Siemikowice, he became the abbot of Order of Saint Benedict monastery Święty Krzyż on Łysa Góra, he was the Bishop of Kijów (Kiev) from 1619 to February 1633, and afterwards Bishop of Łuck (Lutsk).

Crown of Augustus II the Strong

Two monks Aleksander Wyhowski, prior of Czerwińsk and Mikołaj Wyżycki, prior of the Holy Cross made a hole in the castle's wall and got to the vault from which they stole the crown, scepter, sword and orb.

Dionizy Czachowski

In 1863 he joined the uprising and reported himself at an insurrectionists' concentration point at Łysa Góra.

Sergiusz Piasecki

Finally, Piasecki was transferred to the hardest prison in Poland, located in Łysa Góra near Kielce.

Wąchock

This was due to the fact that both Bishops of Kraków (who owned nearby town of Bodzentyn), and Benedictine monks from the Łysa Góra monastery blocked any attempts at Wąchock's development.


Witches' Sabbath

Some famous places where these events were said to have been celebrated are Briany, Carignano, Benevento, Puy-de-Dôme (France), Blocksberg, Melibäus, the Black Forest, (Germany), the Bald Mount (Poland), Vaspaku, Zabern, Kopastatö (Hungary), San Colombano al Lambro (Italy) and more, but it was also said that Stonehenge (England) was a place for Sabbats.


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