Zygmunt Klemens Ścibor-Marchocki coat of arms Ostoja (62 years)
Died 1940
- Stanisław, 1876 - 1915
- Janina Natalia, 1880 - 1938
In the right aisle of the church in Krzesk is pre-war, painted by Ignacy Pienkowski, portrait of Sigismund Scibor-Marchocki in dress uniform of the Order of Malta
The list of prisoners lost at the camp Kozielsk I includes the name: Marchocki, Zygmunt, son of Michał and Maria née Sokołowska.
It is the last trace of Zygmunt Ścibor-Marchocki of Krzesk. He was a member of the Order of Malta, as a Knight of Honour and Devotion, since November 30, 1925. He was also a Papal Chamberlain.
He descended from the ancient clan of Ścibor, which in the 16th century added the name Marchocki from their estates located in Marchocice. Zygmunt’s grandfather, Klemens, purchased the estate in Krzesk in 1852; it was inherited by the siblings Zygmunt, born 1877, and Janina Natalia, born 1880. Janina died in 1938; since she was unmarried, Zygmunt became the sole heir. Being unmarried and in possession of a considerable fortune, he devoted himself to charitable works. In 1905 he granted land for a church, rectory and cemetery. He was the chief benefactor and organizer of the construction of the church, and also a patron of the local fire department, for which he built a fire station. As part of his activities within the Association of Polish Knights of Malta, in 1927 he donated 500 złotys for the remodeling of the Church of St. John of Jerusalem in Poznań, and in 1937, 4,000 zł. for the purchase of a hospital in Rybnik. He also took part in various ceremonies where Knights of Malta made an appearance. In the environs of Krzesk he was known for his material assistance to the needy.
In September of 1939, the Soviets, advancing westward in accordance with the Ribbentrop – Molotov Pact, occupied Krzesk. The NKVD arrested Zygmunt and deported him to the east. Since he as a civilian and arrested at home, it is unknown what documents, if any, he had on his person. Today it is difficult to establish his subsequent fate, exactly where, when and in what circumstances he died.
In the right nave of the church in Krzesk hangs a portrait, painted before the war by Ignacy Pieńkowski, of Zygmunt Ścibor-Marchocki in ceremonial uniform of the Order of Malta.
Zygmunt was awarded Papal Chamberlain title - "Camerieri Segreti di Spada e Cappa Soprannumerari di S. S." on March 23, 1926.
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2011-04-01 18:04:09
Nadanie tytułu Szambelana Papieskiego odnotowano w Acta Apostolicae Sedis: commentarium officiale, Volym 18.:
Diarium Romanae Curiae 199
Camerieri Segreti di Spada e Cappa Soprannumerari di S. S. :
23 marzo 1926. Il sig. Sigismondo Scibor-Marchocki, della diocesi di Podlachia.
2011-09-02 18:28:18 Wspomnienia p. E. Skarżyńskiego cytuje Stanisław Marchocki w swoim referacie o losach szlachty podlaskiej po 1.09 1039 r.