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Filial church of St. Roch - Zabytek.pl

Filial church of St. Roch


church 1922-1928 Nowe Łęgonice

Address
Nowe Łęgonice, 5

Location
woj. mazowieckie, pow. grójecki, gm. Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą - obszar wiejski

The church represents a very interesting example of ecclesiastical architecture from the interwar period.

It was built in the years 1922-1928 according to the design of Juliusz Kłos - professor of the Stefan Batory University, dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and an architect.

History

Górka Zgody [the hill of reconcilement, also dubbed the hill of apology], on which the church was built, is a place related to a historical event that took place on 31 June 1666. On that day an agreement was concluded in Łegonice, thereby ending the marshal Lubomirski’s rebellion. In the fields near Łęgonice the troops led by King John Casimir stood against the ones led by the Marshal of the Crown, Jerzy Lubomirski. However, the battle never started, as both sides concluded an reconciliation pact. To commemorate this event, a small, wooden church of St Roch was built. In the mid-18th century the church was destroyed. Afterwards, another church, also wooden, was built. It was then a hermitage was established (which functioned as long as until 1970). The last hermit, who inhabited this place until his death, was Ignacy Piotrowski. Towards the end of the 19th century, in place of a wooden church, a small brick chapel was built. However, it was damaged during the fights of 1915. The current brick church was built in the years 1922-1928, at the efforts of the then parish priest of Łęgonice, Rev. Stanisław Zaręba, according to the design of Juliusz Kłos - professor of the Stefan Batory University, dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and an architect. In 1947 the roof truss of the church was destroyed in the fire. It was rebuilt that same year. In 1956 new polychromes were made in the interior by Jan Zieliński. In 1964, in connection with the growing popularity of indulgences of St Roch, a reinforced concrete pulpit was erected in front of the church. Close to the church, there is also a collective grave of soldiers who were killed during World War I and World War II.

Description

The church is located on a hill, south of Nowe Łęgonice and Józefów villages. It is surrounded by a forest on three sides. It can be reached by a dirt road. Behind the church, on the west side, a grave of soldiers killed during World War I and World War II is situated.

The temple is made of bricks, plastered on the inside. The interior is covered with a flat wooden ceiling and has a ceramic floor. The roof has a queen-post structure and is clad in galvanised sheet metal. The building was erected on a rectangular floor plan, with a narrower segmental arch of the chancel at the west end, framed with semi-circularly terminating sacristies. A semi-circular vestibule was added to the temple on the east side. The east part of the nave features two small porches on a square floor plan, housing entrances to the church. The body is similar to that of a cluster of features and is covered with a three-sided roof, while the chancel and the sacristy are covered with gable roofs. The roof ridge is crowned with a steeple featuring a lantern that opens through a series of arches. The lantern is topped with a crucifix. The front façade is preceded by a vestibule opening through arcades on three sides and a semi-circularly curved gable crowned with a crucifix, on the axis of which a semi-circular niche with a sculpture representing St Roch was located, with an inscription on the pedestal saying: “Gift [...] of Mrs Józefa Myszkorowska, 1930.” Over the arcade, along its axis, a shallow niche is located, featuring a sculpture of an eagle. Analogically, the side façades are three-axial, while the west façade is single-axial, with a door located on the axis. The interior of the temple is covered with polychrome, with modest contemporary fixtures and fittings.

The building is accessible to visitors during masses and following previous arrangements with the parish priest.

Author of the note Jerzy Szałygin, National Institute of Cultural Heritage, Regional Branch in Warsaw 10.08.2017

Bibliography

  • Record sheet of monuments of architecture Kościół filialny p.w. Św. Rocha, prepared by Jacek Studziński, Radom, 1990.
  • St Roch church in Łęgonice, after: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kościół_ Św_Rocha_w_Łęgonicach

Category: church

Architecture: nieznana

Building material:  brick

Protection: Register of monuments, Monuments records

Inspire id: PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_N_14_BK.180114, PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_E_14_BK.209365