In 1633, Ludwik Krasiński († after 1644) was given a consent by Bishop Jan Albert Waza to establish a Calced Carmelite monastery on Krasiński’s property in Wola Gułowska. The foundation of the Carmelite congregation, far from much frequented trails, was in line with eremitic ideas and spirituality of the order. The Wola Gułowska monastery became a second largest (after Krakow) Carmelite monastery in terms of the number of monks. The monastery in Wola Gułowska had a formative character, with the novitiate and philosophical studies. In the 17th century the church became an important Marian sanctuary, as it possessed a much venerated painting of the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus dating back to the early 15th, late 16th century. The construct...