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Pamiatka Missyi

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Jun 3, 10, 19:36 #1

My father and I were helping clean out the basement of the Polish-American Catholic Church down the street and we came across a large wooden cross in the basement with the words:

Pamiatka Missyi.

written across the horizontal beam. The vertical beam has:

Odpra
Wionej
Przez
D___uitow
od
12 -19
Kwietnia
1903
Odnow-
ionej
od
10 - 18
Siernia
1907

The one word starting with a D is partially scratched off. There clearly are dates on it but I am unsure what exactly it was used for. Missyi seems to be an abbreviation for something because of the period on the end.

1jolaThreads: 33 Posts: 2,737 Joined: Sep 23, 08 ♂	Jun 3, 10, 20:12 #2
Pamiatka Missyi.- Mission Souvernir (although it means more In Rememberance of the Mission) Odpra Wionej Przez D___uitow od 12 -19 Kwietnia Conducted by (I would say the word is Jezuitów in today's language) Jesuites from 12-19 April... Odnow- ionej od 10 - 18 Siernia Conducted again from 10-18 August... Someone else might be more precise in this translation.

kaniecki2009Threads: 3 Posts: 6 Joined: Jun 3, 10 ♂	Jun 3, 10, 20:20 #3
That actually would make sense. The Parish typically had missions said by Jesuit Priests on occasion. Thanks for the help!

1jolaThreads: 33 Posts: 2,737 Joined: Sep 23, 08 ♂	Edited by: 1jola Jun 3, 10, 20:30 #4
The language is a bit archaic. The letter Dż which is what it seems that is there is pronounced like the English J. Dżem means and sounds like the English Jam. You're welcome.

kaniecki2009Threads: 3 Posts: 6 Joined: Jun 3, 10 ♂	Jun 3, 10, 20:58 #5
I am figuring it is a D, very well could be a J. It was stored in the rafters in the basement and rubbed off part of the lettering in that section.

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