Picturing Poland

By Hedgy

Angelus Silesius

I had a nice day in Wroclaw today, first visiting the Panorama Racławicka (impressive) and then taking a stroll before meeting an acquaintance for some excellent soup at Zupa and a huge peppermint tea at Vinyl Cafe (both excellent).

It was on my stroll that I came across this statue in the Ossolineum Garden of the university. The statue is a tribute to Angelus Silesius.

Wikipedia: Angelus Silesius or Johann Angelus Silesius (born: Johann Scheffler; bapt. 25 December 1624 – 9 July 1677) was a German Catholic priest and physician, known as a mystic and religious poet.... An enthusiastic convert and priest, Silesius worked to convince German Protestants in Silesia to return to the Roman Catholic Church.

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