Description
Blessed Vincent Kadłubek: bishop and chronicler
Blessed Vincent Kadłubek is shown writing in an open book, with a quill in his hand and a brown hooded robe around his shoulders. The Polish inscription identifies him by name. The book and writing tool recall his work as the author of the Chronica Polonorum, a medieval chronicle of Poland. The circular halo places the portrait within Catholic devotional art.
Vincent served as bishop of Kraków from 1208 to 1218. After resigning his office, he withdrew to the Cistercian abbey at Jędrzejów, where he died in 1223. His chronicle brings together accounts of Poland's past, older traditions, and moral reflection. It is read as a work of medieval literature as well as a source for Polish history, rather than as a modern historical record.
The image connects his service as a bishop with the written word and his later years at the abbey. It can be placed in a home prayer space, study, or parish library, and offers a relevant religious gift for a reader, teacher, or someone interested in Poland's Christian heritage.
Made in Poland on linden wood
Art Christiana makes this icon to order on a linden-wood board with two coats of primer. The image is printed directly onto the prepared surface and finished with decorative gold-tone metal leaf (schlagmetal). A certificate bearing the production year and a hanging fixture are attached to the back.