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094 St John of Matha‘s Vision

Workshop of Fridrich Kwieczor, Vilnius, circa 1720–1722

There is some information that indicates that the famous Vilnius carver, Fryderik Kwieczor, created the altars and pulpit of the Trinapolis Church of the Holy Trinity from 1720 to 1722 at the request of Konstanty Kazimierz Brzostowski. After the monastery was closed and the church interior destroyed, some elements of the fittings, altars, paintings, and implements were distributed to other churches in the Vilnius Diocese. The peculiar angel figure is a characteristic symbol of the monastery's mission of rescuing prisoners. Its origin is related to St John of Matha‘s vision: Christ, who switched prisoners, appeared to him in the form of an angel. It is probable that the composition of the Angel of Redemption was intended for the pediment of the Church of Trinapolis.