happy, all of them wanted to see the Queen and show the
respect for her.
The Queen wanted to show her gratefulness for villigers „
hospitality. Świątniki dwellers were delegated by her to
service the Wawel Cathedral. Initially 12 peasants were
placed there.
In time, as the Cathedral developed, also other villagers were
delegated to work there. The church duties involved cleaning
(washing, scrubbing, sweeping), Świątniki dwellers were opening
and closing the church, protecting the vault, ringing the bells
(e.g. 12 people are needed to start Sigismund Bell), showing
travelers round the graves. Probably, the duties of the
inhabitants of Świątniki included attending to and guarding
chapels and the vault – Wawel Klucznica, and showing visitors
round the Wawel Cathedral.