This elegant yet also gallant occasion lends itself also excellently to the high purpose of bestowing upon His Apostolic Highness the Prince Bishop of the United Roman-Ruthenian Church the Eagle Order of Silesia in Honor of St. Hedwig.
(In historical times past, this coveted decoration was primarily utilized to honor and herald the distinguished services of Heads of State and Personnel carrying the burden of similar responsibilities.)
DUCAL/PRINCELY HOUSE GULGOWSKI-DOLIWA
Knights and Dames,
today and yesterday,
as
history marches on.
The clothing style changes,
yet
spirit, mind and commitment remain the same.
On this webpage one last indication of the Rome-Ruthenia's Prince Bishop's kindness and compassion.
The Gulgowski Journey to Flagstaff, Arizona, and to the
United Roman-Ruthenian Church
Our astute readers will certainly notice that St. Mary, Mother of God, watches over all of us as benevolently and kindly as only she can.
Cardinal Prof. Dr. Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, possessed a tremendous intellectual mind and was sincerely motivated to reform the Roman Catholic Church, making it see its inadequacies, primarily those having to do with women ascending to the priesthood, attaining ranks in its elevated hirarchies, allowing divorced men and women into the priesthood and permitting divorced men and women to remarry before the Altar of God.
After the actually premature retirement of Pope Benedict XVI another Pope ascended to the Throne of St. Peter and the world, who would not be able to effectively judge between right or wrong, as the Ten Commandments actively make so easily to do.
During his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI maintained a sincere friendship with the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill.
The URRC canonized St. Benedict on 11 January 2023. Thanks to God for that.
Informational Addendum to All of the Above:
This pictorial documentation has its particular uniqueness in the fact that His Apostolic Highness is flanked here by the historical Duke of Lower Silesia Glogau and the Countess in Lower Silesia, his betrothed wife Princess Hanna Alexandrovna.
After having been acclimated to our local hotel accommodations, His Apostolic Highness drove us through town and made us welcome in his for us certainly enchanting residence. There was never an unused laps of time, as we covered such topics as Theology, Philosophy, History, Literature, the Arts, Economy and Military Matters. Princess Hanna Alexandrovna went certainly all out for us, doing all in her power to make us feel warm, happy and welcome.
Our first get together was also enhanced by the Apostolic Couple inviting us out for dinner.
Our home away from home in Flagstaff.
The Heraldic Chancellory of the Polish Nobility Association Certificate No. 145, Registry No. G-9, indicates our Doliwa Battle Clan Membership commencing at least with the year 1600.
This valuable document is signed by Dr. Roger Prince Chylinski-Polubinski
of Royal Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth historical fame.
Inspired by:
HMSH Prof. Dr. Paul W. Prince Gulgowski-Doliwa, Duke of Lower Silesia (Glogau), Holy Roman Empire;
Lt. Field Marshal/Vice Admiral, Pontifical Walsingham Guard.
The Princely/Ducal Couple celebrating their 36th (!!!) wedding anniversary and Duke Paul's 85th birthday on the 4th of July 2025, America's 249th birthday.
The venue for this dual delightful event was a local restaurant in Delafield, Wisconsin, at the personal invitation of its proprietor, where the honored couple enjoyed a light lunch.
Authored/Assembled by:
HMSH Grand Dame Heide A.M. Princess Gulgowski-Doliwa,
Duchess of Lower Silesia (Glogau) Holy Roman Empire; Maj. General, Pontifical Walsingham Guard.
Our principal coat-of-arms, DOLIWA, which had its origin in Lithuania.
No status of a man can be enhanced any greater than when he is flanked by two exceedingly beautiful, charming and widely educated sophisticated ladies. The particular point here is that both are proudly wearing the Eagle Order of Silesia in Honor of the Defenders of our civilization.
We certainly felt pleased in our hearts, gratified in our minds and warm in our souls, when the Prince Bishop of the United Roman-Ruthenian Church and Sovereign of the Apostolic State welcomed us into the Aquiline Order of Christ and the Order of Sts. Anne and Alexander Nevsky respectively.
At a crossroads of our lives, or at least so it seemed to us, we frequently contacted and conversed with H.A.H. Prince Bishop Rutherford I via e-mail. His answers and inscribed portraits eased our minds and calmed our hearts. Not much later, it was our honor, privilege and pleasure to be invited to his official residence in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Crowns are much more than those who are entitled to wear them.
They are a symbol for the entirety of a cultural whole and
the idea of enlightened statesmanship.