Vilnius, 1650

There is a very interesting inscription on the base of the chalice used at the Church of All Saints of the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance – it attests to the fact that the chalice of Our Lady of Mount Carmel was donated in 1650 by a beggar named Kasparas Miskelevičius, who had raised the money for it by begging. It is a unique instance where a person of the lowest of social rank has donated a silver chalice to the church. The Brotherhood of the Scapular was based in the Church of All Saints, and the chalice was most likely meant for its altar.