The grave of Ferenc Narbutt of Ostyk
Cemeteries, tombstones, graves
The grave of Ferenc Ostyk Narbutt, the Polish hero of freedom in 1863 and chief engineer of the Austro-Hungarian state railway. He was born in Szawry, Lithuania, on March 30, 1841, and died in Tornóc on October 7, 1892, in the 14th year of his marriage.
Inscription/symbol:
Ostyk Narbutt / Ferenc / 1863 Polish freedom hero / ost. Hungarian state railway / chief engineer / blessed memory to his dust! / born in Szawry, Lithuania / on March 30, 1841 / Died in Tornócz / on October 7, 1892 / in the 14th year of his happy marriage. / His life was a worker / His watchword: honor. / Homesickness has broken / The noblest heart. / Because he could not live there / As a poor exile / To die in a brother nation / He came to the free land. / I H S (Iesus Hominum Salvator - Jesus, the Savior of Men)
Inventory number:
2258
