January 1863: The Tragedy and the Triumph

In January of 1863, starved for independence, and chaffing under the oppressive rule of foreign occupiers, Poles rose up in the largest and longest uprising in the nation’s history. In this episode, the causes, history, and lessons of this important and sometimes forgotten period of Poland are recounted. In our “Polish Saint of the Month” segment, St. Raphael Kalinowski. Church Tours taking place on January 11th, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Bibliography: “The January Uprising which spurred on Polish Independence,” Polish at Heart, January 31st, 2024, https://polishatheart.com/the-january-uprising-which-spurred-on-polish-independence Alicja Rose & Jessica Sirotin, “The January Uprising: the main goal was gaining independence: An interview with Professor Piotr Szlanta,” Polish History, https://polishhistory.pl/january-uprising-the-main-goal-was-gaining-independence/ „Raphael Kalinowski, O.C.D. (1835-1907)” Vatican.va,  https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_19911117_kalinowski_en.html “Raphael Kalinowski” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Kalinowski Music References: Chopin - Grande Valse Brillante, Opus 18 by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/713354/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/745762/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 The Pretorian Guard - Triumphal March - Luscomb - Arranged for Strings by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/719158/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Accordion-music-reverb.wav by eyenorth -- https://freesound.org/s/482212/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Landsknechtsmarsch_16bit.wav by Andune -- https://freesound.org/s/232585/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 VOC_220925-2126-3_FR_OfficialMarchingBand.wav by kevp888 -- https://freesound.org/s/653671/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Vanhan ajan sota, taistelu, miekkailu / Ancient, old time battle, combat, horses snorting and galloping, men shouting and barking, fencing, swords clanging, mix by YleArkisto -- https://freesound.org/s/258207/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Warsaw-church-chant-2.wav by xserra -- https://freesound.org/s/115233/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Emotional Flashbacks by ViraMiller -- https://freesound.org/s/745458/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Stardust, Minimalist Piano Background Music That Evokes Emotion by kjartan_abel -- https://freesound.org/s/546087/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Sad Emotional - bpm 86 loop by DenKyschuk -- https://freesound.org/s/719045/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Chopin - Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/742857/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 231221_2608_FR_Organ_in_cathedral by kevp888 -- https://freesound.org/s/718691/ -- License: Attribution 4.0