At night, the specter of the former Działyński Palace in Kórnik near Poznań appears the specter of the castle's former mistress, Teofila Szołdrska-Potulicka, née Działdyńska. A portrait by the French painter Antoni Pesne, depicting the young woman in a white wig and matching crinoline, bows in court, recalls her appearance in life.
At night, just before midnight, the lady in the portrait comes to life, emerges from her frame, and wanders the halls and park until dawn. The Działdyński family tradition holds many stories about Mrs. Teofila, a distant great-grandmother of the family. She lived in the eighteenth century. She was reportedly remarkably educated for the time, importing books by the trunk from Paris, and even had a studio where she performed chemistry experiments. She outlived two husbands, with whom she was apparently not very happy.
It seems that Mrs. Teofila, like many aristocrats of the time, was not particularly pious, neglecting religious practices and engaging in disputes with the local priest. Within her estate lay the ruins of the former hunting lodge of the Górka family, who had once ruled these lands. Supposedly, they hid treasures in the cellars of the building, entrusting their care to evil forces. Their power could only be defeated if a priest went to the site with a procession. However, she must be careful not to forget any of the prescribed rites, and she could only attempt them three times.
Apparently, during Mrs. Teofila's time, the Bnin parish priest went three times to free the treasures from the strange guards, but each time he missed something. Mrs. Teofila laughed at him and ordered the ruins to be demolished and the bricks used for building materials. The treasures were never found.
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