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  Homily (Lowicz, 14 June 1999)
I greet the young Church of Lowicz, together with its Pastor, Bishop Alojzy, and Auxiliary Bishop Józef.
It was in fact here, in the city of Lowicz, that for centuries the Archbishops of Gniezno, Primates of Poland, lived.
I greet you, land of Blessed Maria Franciszka Siedliska, foundress of the Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth; land of Blessed Boleslawa Lament, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family.
www.vatican.va /holy_father/john_paul_ii/travels/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_14061999_lowicz_en.html   (2564 words)

  
 Lowicz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
For many centuries Lowicz was part of a separate dukedom governed by the archbishops of the old eighth century city of Gniezno.
The people of Lowicz were known as ksiezacy, or "people of the priests." Here we can see the origins of some of their folk motifs.
For example, the men's costume bears a close resemblance to uniforms of the Swiss Papal Guard in Rome, after which it was patterned by the archbishops of Gniezno.
www.dolina.org /lowicz.htm   (272 words)

  
 Polish Dance Choreographers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The lowicz’s region suited in Mazowsze, west from Warsaw in the Valley of Bzura River and it’s many effluents, among Sochaczew, Kutno, Brzeziny, Rawa and Gabin, therefore in the border of the former Lowicz duchess land - constituting primeval property of the Gniezno bishops.
The flat stitch appeared in the Lowicz region at the beginning of the XX century.
_- the most common ones and worn in lowicz were the type of shoes with long, wrinkled by the ankle and straight, hard and firm upper part of the shoe.
www.pnadancers.com /seminar.html   (3760 words)

  
 The Bird and Flower Medallion, Lowicz Style   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Another type of colorful Lowicz composition is made incorporating handsome birds flanked by minor flowers on the extreme right and left, while the dominant Lowicz flowers are centered (fig.****).
In addition to the birds illustrated you may like the peacock or the various birds shown in the chapter on bird and flower medallions, as these need not be used exclusively in that special form of the dual bird in a circle.
When using the bird and flower Lowicz Kodry form, the bottom of the design may use a border in a horizontal band of color (red, green, or purple) cut in festoons of rosettes, meshes, fringes, and sunbursts of hollow cutting.
sheldonbrown.org /joyce/wyc-lowicz.html   (1770 words)

  
 Polish Folk Art: paper cut-outs, embroidery, dolls, sculptures, gifts, handicraft - Lowicz folk art.
Lowicz folk art has always distinguished from other regions of Poland riches and vitality.
It is still held up by hand made: richly decorated folk’s dresses, jewelery contained corals and ambers, the flowers bouquet made with blotting paper and wool, paper cut-outs and probably the only one in all over the world - “spiders”.
Unknown kind of art in other parts of the world includes colourful paper cuts flowers or scenes taken from a daily life work in field, play, elements of wedding clothes and ceremony.
www.polishfolkart.com /english   (303 words)

  
 Perfekt: Lowicz Cutouts
Lowicz cutouts are patterns cut out from coloured paper and sticked to white cardboard paper.
They can be used as any kind of decoration: on the wall, under table glass, on the window, as a bookmark, etc.
Lowicz cutouts are also available for purchase in out firm.
www.perfekt.krakow.pl /galeria-wycin.php/en/wycin-low   (65 words)

  
 Regional Dolls / EuropeanFolkArt.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
These 6" dolls (sold seperately) are from the Krakow and Lowicz regions of Poland.
These 16" porcelain dolls (sold individually) are from the Lowicz, Lublin and Highlander regions of Poland.
These 12" porcelain dolls (sold individually) are from the Lowicz, Lublin and Highlander regions of Poland.
www.europeanfolkart.com /regionaldolls.htm   (412 words)

  
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The Workshop is prepared and organized by the NATO Economics Directorate in conjunction with the Polish authorities.
On 22 May, a general briefing session in the Ministry of Defense Conference Center will be followed by visits to the Industrial Center of Optics and the Military University of Technology, both located in Warsaw.
On 23 May the Workshop will visit the premises left by a Russian army unit in Lowicz (80 km from Warsaw): the area has been transformed in part into the Headquarters of the local fire-brigade and, for another part, into a Theological Seminary.
www.nato.int /docu/pr/1995/p95-038.htm   (474 words)

  
 Searching BIRKENFELD Hersz Lajb from LOWICZ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Ester Reiss is searching her cousin: Hersz Lajb BIRKENFELD from Lowicz, son of Ruchla (Rachel) BIRKENFELD nee YOSKOWICZ from Lodz.
The only information the family has is that Hersz Lajb immigrated to Palesinte in the mid 30s.
* Ruchla married BIRKENFELD in Lowicz and we are searching their son, Hersz Lajb and/or his descendants in Israel.
www.zchor.org /searchin/birkenfe.htm   (292 words)

  
 Lowicz Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Lowicz -as the capital of folklore of central Poland -has 3 open-air museums ("skansens").
Lowicz -is a must -if you are in central Poland in warm season.
Hundereds of locals from Lowicz dress in colourful traditional folk cloth, have religious flags, flowers, decorate town around.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Poland/Lowicz-487088/Things_To_Do-Lowicz-R-1.html   (242 words)

  
 Polish Art Center - Polish Paper Cuts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This is usually a symmetrical design, cut from a single piece of colored paper, folded a single time, with spruce trees and birds as the most popular motifs.
The unique richness of paper-cut designs done in the Polish tradition is a special contribution to the artitistic heritage of the world.
The designs from the Lowicz area are with rooster, flower or geometric motifs.
www.polartcenter.com /cgi-bin/shop.pl/page=cutout.htm   (333 words)

  
 Meetups near Lowicz - Meetup.com
Home > Meetups By City > Poland > Meetups near Lowicz
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www.meetup.com /cities/pl/lowicz   (46 words)

  
 Polish Art Center - Polish Christmas Traditions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Krakow - From the area around the city of Krakow in southern Poland this costume is the best known of all the folk regions and considered by many to be the national costume.
Lowicz - The town of Lowicz is the heart of a folk region that is located just west of Warsaw in central Poland.
Lowicz, a small town west of Warsaw known for its colorful folk art and Lublin, a center for folk art made from straw.
www.polartcenter.com /cgi-bin/shop.pl/page=christma.htm   (2305 words)

  
 Mazowsze Lowicz Region Folk Doll - Embroidered Dress, Dolls - Folk & Historical at Poland by Mail
Mazowsze Lowicz Region Folk Doll - Embroidered Dress, Dolls - Folk & Historical at Poland by Mail
Dolls in 16" and 19" size have moveable eyes when doll is layed horizontally.
If you need help with an order, please contact Customer Service.
www.polandbymail.com /get_item_arp445.htm   (270 words)

  
 Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
LOWICZ, JUN 14 (ZENIT).- This morning the Pope traveled to Lowicz, a city of 30,000 inhabitants, west of Warsaw, which for many centuries was an Archbishop's see and, for the past seven years, a suffragan diocese of the capital.
Lowicz, an historic city in the heart of Poland, is also a place of tragic memories.
There are many graves of Polish soldiers killed in September, 1939, when the Second World War broke out.
zenit.org /english/archive/9906/ZE990614.html   (3489 words)

  
 Lowicz County (Poland)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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Andrzej Kupski (from Poland) sent me the county law of the symbols of Lowicz County in the voivodship of Lodzkie.
Flags and coat of arms were adopted on 9 Oct 2002 by the Lowicz County Council.
flagspot.net /flags/pl-ld-lw.html   (119 words)

  
 Lowicz Cathedral, Lowicz, Lodzkie, Poland Photographic Print by Krzysztof Dydynski at AllPosters.com
Lowicz Cathedral, Lowicz, Lodzkie, Poland Photographic Print by Krzysztof Dydynski at AllPosters.com
Lowicz Cathedral, Lowicz, Lodzkie, Poland by Krzysztof Dydynski
Digitally Printed on Archival Photographic Paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display
www.allposters.com /-sp/Lowicz-Cathedral-Lowicz-Lodzkie-Poland_i1137667_.htm   (122 words)

  
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www.hotelsinpoland.com /m_lowicz.htm   (117 words)

  
 Lowicz Restaurants - Reviews, Photos - VirtualTourist.com
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