LUBLIN – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Victory Rectorial Church
LUBLIN - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Victory Rectorial Church Despite such incidents like fire or even attempts to destroy the walls of the church by robbers, the church survived and today it constitutes a wonderful example of Gothic architecture. Huge...
BIEŹDZIEDZA – Church of the Holy Trinity
BIEŹDZIEDZA - Church of the Holy Trinity In 1879, yet another dramatic event occurred and the fire destroyed the church in Bieździedza for the third time. This time it happened during the renovation of the wooden ridge turret. The fire burned down the altars,...
WOSKOWICE GÓRNE – Church of St. Hedwig of Silesia
WOSKOWICE GÓRNE - Church of St. Hedwig of Silesia The church of St. Hedwig of Silesia was built with red brick in the years 1896-97. The style of the structure is defined as Neo-Gothic as it taps into medieval, Gothic patterns and adds contemporary elements to them....
JASŁO – Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Our Lady
JASŁO - Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Our Lady The first church was built in the Gothic style. It is mentioned in the chronicle by Jan Długosz and one of the 19th century researchers of monuments, Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, found on the vault the date of 1479....
WIZNA – Church of St. John the Baptist
WIZNA - Church of St. John the Baptist Wizna is an exceptional place on the historical map of Poland. It holds not only a beautiful church that we will describe later, but the village, and previously the town, alone, has a fascinating history. Already around 1400...
KLECZKOWO – Church of St. Lawrence
KLECZKOWO - Church of St. Lawrence The big church was to be not only a place of worship and prestige, but it was also to guarantee the population growth, so that over time Kleczkowo would receive town privileges. At the beginning of the 16th century, such privileges...
MAŁA – Church of St. Michael the Archangel
MAŁA - Church of St. Michael the Archangel In 1909 a bell gable was added to the Church of St. Michael in Mała. In Polish, the name of this type of bell towers is connected with the word screen as its shape invokes a kind of screen or veil. In fact, a bell gable is a...
PĘTNA – Orthodox Church of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans
PĘTNA - Orthodox Church of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans This church was erected to replace an old, wooden Orthodox church which was, unfortunately, pulled down in 1935. The predecessor of the brick church was built in 1700 and the only thing left of it is the bell...
CIECHOCINEK – Collegiate Church of SS. Peter and Paul the Apostles
CIECHOCINEK - Collegiate Church of SS. Peter and Paul the Apostles This church is inextricably linked with the tourist and thermal character of Ciechocinek. The visitors who came to the city in the 19th century often complained about the lack of a larger place of...
ŁANKIEJMY – Roman Catholic church St. John the Baptist
ŁANKIEJMY - Roman Catholic church St. John the Baptist The village was founded in 1367 by the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order Winrich von Kniprode. The Gothic-style brick and a stone parish church was built under the patronage of the Truchsses von Wetzhaussen...
PARYS – Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
PARYS - Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help The church building in Parys, currently dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, was built in several stages. In the years 1370-1380 only the eastern part of the church was built. The western was founded...
KRASKOWO – Church of Częstochowa Mother Of Divine
KRASKOWO - Church of Częstochowa Mother Of Divine The Gothic church in Kraskowo was built at the beginning of the 15th century. 3D WalkHistory " Church IN KRASKOWO The Gothic church in Kraskowo was built at the beginning of the 15th century. The main altar is...
KORSZE – The Roman-Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
KORSZE - The Roman-Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Due to the constant increase in population, the priests from Reszel began coming to Korsze to conduct the masses in a chapel arranged in what today is a pharmacy. In 1898, on the initiative of the...
KONARY – The Roman-Catholic Church of Holy Trinity
KONARY - The Roman-Catholic Church of Holy Trinity According to the preserved old parish chronicle from the18th century, the beginning of the Konary parish dates back to the 14th century. In 1380, there was already a church in Ostrów (Ostrówek) dedicated to the...
CZERNIKI – Church of St. John the Evangelist
CZERNIKI - Church of St. John the Evangelist The German name of the village stands for a black stone, which is associated with the legend about the Devil flying from Africa with a big stone to demolish the local church. However, he did not arrive before the mass, so...
KAROLEWO – The Parish of St. Stanisław Kostka
KAROLEWO - The Parish of St. Stanisław Kostka At the beginning of the 20th century, a parish for the Evangelicals was established in Karolewo. It happened due to the separation of one part of the existing parish from the town of Czerniki. 3D WalkHistory " Church...
FLORYNKA – Greek Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael
FLORYNKA – Greek Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael Florynka was established very early, it is already mentioned in 1391 in the act of Muszyna’s donation with the adjacent areas made by Polish king Władysław Jagiełło to the Cracow bishopric. In the first...
CHOTEL CZERWONY – Church of St. Bartholomew
CHOTEL CZERWONY - Church of St. Bartholomew The Gothic Roman Catholic church of St. Bartholomew in Chotel Czerwony is from the 15th century and was built thanks to the efforts of the famous Polish chronicler – Jan Długosz. The town itself and the parish there...
GORYSŁAWICE – Church of St. Lawrence
GORYSŁAWICE - Church of St. Lawrence The first mention of the wooden church comes from 1326. In 1535, the construction of the current stone church was completed, financed by the local priest of that time Józef Dałowicz. 3D WalkHistory " Church IN GORYSŁAWICE The...
Dobrowoda – St. Mary Magdalene Church
DOBROWODA – St. Mary Magdalene Church The Mary Magdalene’s Church was founded by the bishop of Kraków Florian from Mokrsko in 1354. Its current shape comes from the years 1524 – 1525 when it was rebuilt in the late Gothic style. Spacer 3DHistoria " Church...
Imielno – Church of St. Nicholas and the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
IMIELNO – Church of St. Nicholas and the Most Blessed Virgin Mary A gem of sacred architecture, the Romanesque church in Imielno, was erected by the Cistercians. First owners of Imielno came from the Poraj family. They were probably the descendants of Poraj – a...
ZAGOŚĆ – Church of St. John the Baptist
ZAGOŚĆ – Church of St. John the Baptist The twelfth-century church of St. John the Baptist in Zagość is located in the center of the village, in the middle of a rectangle-resembling square, surrounded by a stone wall. It is a valuable example of the Romanesque...
DUBNE Greek Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael
DUBNE - Greek Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael The Greek Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael in Dubno was founded in 1863 on the site of the temple from 1673 destroyed by fire. The name of the village of Dubne, as well as the Dubne peak (904 m a.s.l.)...
Odporyszów – Shrine of Our Lady of Victory
ODPORYSZÓW - Shrine of Our Lady of Victory The first written reference to the parish in Odporyszów, found in Jan Długosz’s “Liber beneficiorum”, comes from the post-1470 period and refers to the St. Margaret’s church that stood there until the early eighteenth century...
TROPIE – Sanctuary of the Hermits St. Świerad and St. Benedict
TROPIE - Sanctuary of the Hermits St. Świerad and St. Benedict The Sanctuary of St. Świerad and Benedict in Tropie is one of the oldest churches in the Southern part of Poland. It is located in a very picturesque area – on a steep rock on the banks of the...
WIŚLICA – Bazylika kolegiacka pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Marii Panny
WIŚLICA - Collegiate Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Several thousand years ago, West Slavic tribes settled down in today’s Wiślica (name deriving from Vistula river). Wiślica was for a long time an important center of the Vistulan tribal state....Please follow & like us :)
