Święta Lipka

According to legend, the name ''Heiligelinde'' and ''Święta Lipka'' - Holy [[Linden tree|Linden]] (lime tree) - referred to a tree with a wooden statue of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] under which miracles took place; a legend exists that a convicted criminal carved a figurine of Mary and was released soon-after. As a sign of gratitude he placed the miraculous figurine on a linden tree, which had healing properties. The actual origin of the name may stem from a [[sacred grove]] of the [[Old Prussians]].

According to legend, the name ''Heiligelinde'' and ''Święta Lipka'' - Holy [[Linden tree|Linden]] (lime tree) - referred to a tree with a wooden statue of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] under which miracles took place; a legend exists that a convicted criminal carved a figurine of Mary and was released soon-after. As a sign of gratitude he placed the miraculous figurine on a linden tree, which had healing properties. The actual origin of the name may stem from a [[sacred grove]] of the [[Old Prussians]].

A chapel at the site was first mentioned in a 1491 deed issued by [[Johann von Tiefen]], then Grand Master of the [[Teutonic Knights]]. It was then part the [[Kingdom of Poland (1385-1569)|Kingdom of Poland]] as a [[fief]] held by the Teutonic Knights. At this time it was already a [[pilgrimage]] site, with an inn. It was destroyed about 1525 during the [[Protestant Reformation]], during which the region gradually became more [[Lutheran]].

A chapel at the site was first mentioned in a 1491 deed issued by [[Johann von Tiefen]], then Grand Master of the [[Teutonic Knights]]. It was then part the [[Kingdom of Poland (1385-1569)|Kingdom of Poland]] as a [[fief]] held by the Teutonic Knights. At this time it was already a [[pilgrimage]] site, with an inn. It was destroyed about 1525 during the [[Protestant Reformation]], during which the region became [[Lutheran]].

Although the village lay in the [[Protestant]] region of [[Masuria]], the [[Roman Catholic]] faith was again approved in the [[Duchy of Prussia]] in 1605.<ref name=Ossowski>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CfGDwJIXGqAC&dq=heiligelinde+masuren&pg=PA384| title=Ostpreussen - Westpreussen - Danzig: eine historische Literaturlandschaft |first=Miroslaw|last=Ossowski|publisher=Jens Stüben|year=2007 |page=384 |language=German|accessdate=2009-10-28 | isbn=978-3-486-58185-0}}</ref> The chapel was rebuilt by the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]] and consecrated in 1619 by the [[Prince-Bishopric of Warmia|Warmian prince-bishop]] Szymon Rudnicki and became a popular pilgrimage site among the Roman Catholic populace of the surrounding counties and other parts of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]],<ref name=sgk>{{cite book|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI|year=1890|language=Polish|location=Warsaw|page=691}}</ref> as well as the Lutheran [[Masurians]].<ref name=Ossowski/> Among the 17th-century pilgrims was Polish King [[Władysław IV Vasa]].<ref name=sgk/> In 1688, Warmian Bishop [[Michał Stefan Radziejowski]] laid the cornerstone of a new, great Baroque church, which was consecrated in 1693 by his successor, Bishop Jan Stanisław Zbąski.<ref name=sgk/> From the 18th century the village was part of the [[Kingdom of Prussia]]. The Jesuit monastery was abolished, and King [[Frederick II of Prussia]] allowed the Jesuits to stay only as secular administrators of the church complex.<ref name=sgk/> Franciszek Ksawery Rymkiewicz became the first post-Jesuit parish priest.<ref name=sgk/> From 1871 to 1945 the village was part of [[Germany]], administratively located within the province of [[East Prussia]]. After the defeat of [[Nazi Germany]] in [[World War II]], in 1945, the village along with Masuria became again part of Poland.

Although the village lay in the [[Protestant]] region of [[Masuria]], the [[Roman Catholic]] faith was again approved in the [[Duchy of Prussia]] in 1605.<ref name=Ossowski>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CfGDwJIXGqAC&dq=heiligelinde+masuren&pg=PA384| title=Ostpreussen - Westpreussen - Danzig: eine historische Literaturlandschaft |first=Miroslaw|last=Ossowski|publisher=Jens Stüben|year=2007 |page=384 |language=German|accessdate=2009-10-28 | isbn=978-3-486-58185-0}}</ref> The chapel was rebuilt by the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]] and consecrated in 1619 by the [[Prince-Bishopric of Warmia|Warmian prince-bishop]] Szymon Rudnicki and became a popular pilgrimage site among the Roman Catholic populace of the surrounding counties and other parts of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]],<ref name=sgk>{{cite book|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI|year=1890|language=Polish|location=Warsaw|page=691}}</ref> as well as the Lutheran [[Masurians]].<ref name=Ossowski/> Among the 17th-century pilgrims was Polish King [[Władysław IV Vasa]].<ref name=sgk/> In 1688, Warmian Bishop [[Michał Stefan Radziejowski]] laid the cornerstone of a new, great Baroque church, which was consecrated in 1693 by his successor, Bishop Jan Stanisław Zbąski.<ref name=sgk/> From the 18th century the village was part of the [[Kingdom of Prussia]]. The Jesuit monastery was abolished, and King [[Frederick II of Prussia]] allowed the Jesuits to stay only as secular administrators of the church complex.<ref name=sgk/> Franciszek Ksawery Rymkiewicz became the first post-Jesuit parish priest.<ref name=sgk/> From 1871 to 1945 the village was part of [[Germany]], administratively located within the province of [[East Prussia]]. After the defeat of [[Nazi Germany]] in [[World War II]], in 1945, the village along with Masuria became part of Poland.

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