Castrum doloris

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Castrum doloris of Queen Catherine Opalińska

The castrum doloris (

Poland-Lithuania and other parts of Europe.[1][2]

Initially a simple wooden structure with a fabric

allegorical pictures, in which case it was also called a chapelle ardente. Sigismund II Augustus was one of the first Polish rulers to have a castrum doloris in the 1570s.[1][2]

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