{"id":313,"date":"2016-02-09T00:10:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T23:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/?page_id=313"},"modified":"2024-02-02T12:06:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T11:06:56","slug":"dzwonnicy-dzwonu-zygmunt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/en\/katedra-wawelska\/dzwony-i-wieze-katedralne\/dzwonnicy-dzwonu-zygmunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Sigismund Bell-Ringers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Since its first ringing to this day, the Sigismund Bell has been operated by a&nbsp;group of bell-ringers. Initially, in the 16th century, bell-ringers were cathedral servants, later, for a&nbsp;few centuries, members of the Cracow carpenter\u2019s guild, and then the staff working at Wawel. Since the mid-20th century, the Sigismund Bell has been put in motion by bell-ringers who represent various circles and professions. Currently there are around 30 such bell-ringers.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-313 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/en\/katedra-wawelska\/dzwony-i-wieze-katedralne\/dzwonnicy-dzwonu-zygmunt\/odznaka\/'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/odznaka-404x404.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-764\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-764'>\n\t\t\t\tThe badge Sigismund Bell- Ringer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The oldest of the present bell-ringers have performed this task for over fifty years, while the youngest have practiced for just a&nbsp;few years. This honorary function is generally passed from father to son. Bell-ringing is considered to be liturgical service. It requires great effort. Bell-ringers need to be focused, as the ropes used to operate the bell move up and down at a&nbsp;great speed. To ensure the proper angle of the colossus weighing over 12 tonnes, twelve bell-ringers need to work at the same time.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-313 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/dzwonnicy_new_duzy.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/dzwonnicy_new_duzy-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-316\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-316'>\n\t\t\t\tBell-ringers of the Sigismund Bell\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/69_2.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/69_2-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-317\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-317'>\n\t\t\t\tBell-ringers of the Sigismund Bell\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The regular ringing time is six minutes. On some occasions, such as processions, the Sigismund Bell rings for longer. The Wawel Cathedral Parish Priest is the Head of the bell-ringers. The badge \u201cSigismund Bell-Ringer\u201d confirms the status of a&nbsp;bell-ringer which is received after three years of practice and having a&nbsp;record of at least fifty ringing sessions. The honorary badge of \u201cSigismund Bell-Ringer\u201d was awarded to the Archbishop Metropolitan of Cracow, Cardinal Stanis\u0142aw Dziwisz. The holder of the unique sheer-gold honorary badge was Pope John Paul II.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-313 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/5399.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/5399-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-315\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-315'>\n\t\t\t\tBell-ringers of the Sigismund Bell\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/5398.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/5398-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-314\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-314'>\n\t\t\t\tBell-ringers of the Sigismund Bell\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since its first ringing to this day, the Sigismund Bell has been operated by a&nbsp;group of bell-ringers. Initially, in the 16th century, bell-ringers were cathedral servants, later, for a&nbsp;few centuries, members of the Cracow carpenter\u2019s guild, and then the staff working at Wawel. Since the mid-20th century, the Sigismund Bell has been put [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":34,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-313","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1446,"href":"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/313\/revisions\/1446"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katedra-wawelska.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}