St. Anthony of Padua Church

Strzelniki, Poland

St. Anthony of Padua Church in Strzelniki, is a historic Renaissance fourteenth-century church. It was first mentioned in 1376. The present church was built in 1688, with the 1853 renovation restructuring its oval-cut windows. During renovations that took place in 1958, Medieval polychromes were discovered, that were later uncovered and exhibited between 1966 and 1979. The polychromes cover the entire interior of the church.

References:

Wikipedia

Religious sites in Poland

Address

Strzelniki, Poland

See all sites in Strzelniki

Details

Founded: 1688
Category: Religious sites in Poland

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.8/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

St. Nicholas' Church (8 km)

Centennial Hall (46,8 km)
St. Giles Church (49 km)
Wroclaw Cathedral (48,9 km)
St. Bartholomew's Church (49,1 km)
Moszna Castle (43,5 km)
St. Jadwiga's Church (8,5 km)
Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes (39,5 km)
Brzeg Castle (8,5 km)
Olesnica Castle (46,4 km)

User Reviews

Jerzy Nowicki (12 months ago)
In the library / opposite the church / the lady has a key and will open it and tell you about the church and the parish.

Krzysztof Palcat (2 years ago)
I recommend

Tadeusz Jurek (3 years ago)
Church on the Brest Medieval Polychrome Trail. The interior is almost entirely decorated with frescoes of great historical and artistic value

Krzysztof Krzyżanowski (5 years ago)
Monument

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright Infomastern

Historic Site of the week

Visby Cathedral

Visby Cathedral (also known as St. Mary’s Church) is the only survived medieval church in Visby. It was originally built for German merchants and inaugurated in 1225. Around the year 1350 the church was enlarged and converted into a basilica. The two-storey magazine was also added then above the nave as a warehouse for merchants.

Following the Reformation, the church was transformed into a parish church for the town of Visby. All other churches were abandoned. Shortly after the Reformation, in 1572, Gotland was made into its own Diocese, and the church designated its cathedral.

There is not much left of the original interior. The font is made of local red marble in the 13th century. The pulpit was made in Lübeck in 1684. There are 400 graves under the church floor.