until the peace agreement in 1392, that he would end up within these walls as a matchmaker for jagiel algerdovichsolemn wedding of the seventy-one-year-old king of poland to seventeen-year-old sophia galshanskaya took place in the vaults of the novogrudok church. it was here in fari on february 12 , 1799, that the future... poet adam mickiewicz was baptized, at that time he was a little over a month old. thanks to this marble bas-relief, which is located in the ancient chapel of st. michael the archangel, we know exactly those who died during the decisive battle with the turks near hatin in 1621. here they are, nine beheaded figures with weapons in their hands. tenth warrior on his knees, advanced forward, and there is the chief harug. i wrote down: the most striking thing was the pose of sister kanuta, most likely she was only wounded, she squatted in the corner of the grave and froze with her hands clasped on her knees, her head bowed to the ground, as if she was thinking, as if it were a blessing. thousands of believers of different faiths today turn to the saints for support. on march 5, 2000