A pilgrimage to the Ossiach Benedictine monastery, to the alleged tomb of Polish king Bolesław II the Bold. 18th May 2013, Carinthia, Austria.

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Gallery (18 images) Ossiach :: by the lake :: a monastery "somewhere behind the western borders of Hungary..."Ossiach :: the relatively new - baroque - Benedictine monastery courtyardOssiach :: the sundial of the monasteryOssiach :: approaching the monastery church - partly romanesque outsideOssiach :: SARMATIS PEREGRINANTIBUS SALUS :: the outer tomb by the church wallOssiach :: REX : BOLESLAVS : POLONIE : OCCISOR : SANCTII : STANISLAI : EPI : CRACOVIENSISOssiach :: the picturesque explanation of the king's storyOssiach :: the picture descripion from the 19th centuryOssiach :: the typically Polish worried Christ statue in the corner of the painting nicheOssiach :: VICTORIS ET VICTI :: the monument sponsored by Polish soldiers 1946Ossiach :: a silent penitent...Ossiach :: the church cemetery corner towerOssiach :: the Benedictine monastery church cemeteryOssiach :: a candle for the kingOssiach :: in the baroque church interiorOssiach :: painted ceilingOssiach :: leaving the monastery, towards the lake - "somewhere behind the borders of Hungary..." of pictures from the monastery.