Since 1998, a monument commemorating Father Piotr Wawrzyniak has stood in Mogilno City Park – one of the most outstanding social and economic activists of the turn of the 20th century, sometimes called the "uncrowned king of Poland."
🧠 Who was Father Piotr Wawrzyniak?
- Born in 1849, he died in 1910 in Poznań.
- He was a clergyman, a member of the Prussian Parliament, and an organizer of cooperatives, people's banks, and educational institutions.
- In Mogilno, he served as parish priest of St. James's Parish and became renowned as a tireless restorer of the monastery church and a local leader. 🏛️ Monument and Memorial
- The monument is located in the central part of the City Park, near other memorials, such as the Monument to the Heroes of the Struggle for Polishness in the Mogilno Land and the plaque dedicated to John Paul II.
- Wawrzyniak was buried in the Mogilno cemetery, where his tomb, designed by Stefan Cybichowski, is located, featuring a medallion by Władysław Marcinkowski.