CHOCISZEWO - St Leonard Church

The church is oriented, has a log structure and has one nave. On the two sides of the nave there are elevated galleries. In the front, the building is decorated with a tower having a quadrilateral tented roof and a cross. A side porch was added from the south. The silver grey of tin roofs contrasts with the austere brown of wooden walls. When compared with other beautiful wooden churches, it is interesting to note its steeple-shaped windows, which by their shape remind of the windows usually admired in brick cathedrals.

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CHURCH

IN CHOCISZEWO

This tiny village in the district of Płońsk can boast a parish operating since the mid-15th century. Six centuries of continuous faith is a truly impressive long history. The first church lasted until the 16th century. A new one was built in its place, which in turn was replaced in 1740 by another one. The third church operated since the mid-18th century until 1830. Finally, in 1835, the construction of the fourth church was terminated. It was founded by Szczepan Miszewski. It underwent subsequent refurbishments in 1878 and at the end of the 19th century. At that time it gained its current neo-Gothic character.

The church is oriented, has a log structure and has one nave. On the two sides of the nave there are elevated galleries. In the front, the building is decorated with a tower having a quadrilateral tented roof and a cross. A side porch was added from the south. The silver grey of tin roofs contrasts with the austere brown of wooden walls. When compared with other beautiful wooden churches, it is interesting to note its steeple-shaped windows, which by their shape remind of the windows usually admired in brick cathedrals.

Inside, the above-mentioned neo-Gothic style prevails. Wood carving is particularly subtle, e.g. openwork arcade above the rood beam. Another visible sign of the style constitute wooden sculptures on the two sides of the altar: the figures of St Peter and St Paul. The main altar with a copy of the painting representing Our Lady of Częstochowa was executed by Italian masters in the 17th century, in the late Renaissance style. The picture of Our Lady is daily covered with the painting of St Catherine.

It is worth paying attention to epitaph plaques and beautiful crucifixes from the 16th century. Look for them in the porches. Neo-Baroque baptismal font was executed in the 19th century. Another charming detail stands out against this background: the tabernacle which was designed in the shape of a crop sheaf.