[ST. PETERSBURG POLONIA]. From the walls of St. Catherine. Memorial book of b. alumnae and alumni of the gymnasiums at St. Catherine's Church in St. Petersburg. Volume I [subsequent volumes not published]. Warsaw 1933. published by the Association of b. a

[ST. PETERSBURG POLONIA]. From the walls of St. Catherine. Memorial book of b. alumnae and alumni of the gymnasiums at St. Catherine's Church in St. Petersburg. Volume I [subsequent volumes not published]. Warsaw 1933. published by the Association of b. alumnae and alumni of the gymnasiums at St. Catherine Church in St. Petersburg. VI, [2], 341 pp, [2] f. plates; numerous ff. illustrations; dimensions: 18 x 24 cm. Booklet cover.

St. Catherine's Church was the most numerous Catholic parish in St. Petersburg. It was the focal point of Polish life in the tsarist capital, led by the activities of two gymnasiums: a female and a male one. The book contains recollections and articles by 40 graduates and teachers on school life, as well as the history of the gymnasiums and St. Catherine's Church, at which they were established. Many of those who wrote constituted the elite of the reborn Polish state, such as Gen. Jan Jacyna (1864-1930), Prof. Stefan Batory Univ. Rev. Czeslaw Falkowski (1887-1969) and Prof. Polit. Warsaw Andrzej Pszenicki (1869-1941). - Cover tattered, some pages loose, edges of pages heavily rubbed, ink marks, rust spots.