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Church of the Passionist Fathers, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Zabytek.pl

Church of the Passionist Fathers, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary


church 18th century Rawa Mazowiecka

Address
Rawa Mazowiecka, Księdza Skorupki 3

Location
woj. łódzkie, pow. rawski, gm. Rawa Mazowiecka (gm. miejska)

Baroque religious architecture.

History

The church is predated by a wooden church. The wooden church was funded in 1353 by Duke Siemowit III and placed under the care of the Augustinian order. After a fire in the 18th century, it was rebuilt as a brick and wood church (with a brick chancel). The church acquired its present-day, late Baroque appearance between 1790 and 1973. It was completely remodelled then, with only the chancel having been retained from the previous building. According to some sources, a completely new building was erected then. In 1852, the church was renovated. In 1864, the Augustinian Fathers were removed from Rawa (the order faced retributions for its involvement in the January Uprising) and the temple was placed under the supervision of the diocesan clergy. Since 1938, it has been looked after by the Passionist Fathers.

Description

The monastery complex is situated in the north-eastern part of Rawa Mazowiecka, on the edge of the old part of the town. The church is oriented and stands in the southern part of the land plot. From the north, it is adjoined by the monastery building.

Late Baroque. It is a single-nave building. The three-bay nave was erected on a rectangular floor plan. From the west, it is preceded by a square avant-corps. The two-bay chancel is slightly lower and narrower than the nave. It is terminated polygonally. From the north, it is adjoined by the church porch and the sacristy, over which there is an oratory. The building was covered with gable roofs.

The church is made of brick, with the walls plastered on both sides. There are cellars under the nave, the tower and the sacristy. The cellars contain two crypts. The roof truss is made of wood and was assembled using straining beams and queen posts.

The western elevation serves as the façade. It is three-axial. The central axis is the avant-corps in the form of a reduced, three-storey tower. The other axes are two-storey in height. The corners of the walls of the façade are adorned with pilasters supporting the entablature. On the ground level, there are three door openings with sandstone surrounds. Above them, at the height of the second storey, there are niches with sculptures of the Mother of God, St. Gregory and St. Augustine. Above the niche in the avant-corps, there is a Latin inscription recording the construction and renovation of the church. The whole is crowned with a stepped eaves cornice. It separates the third, lowest storey of the tower, pierced with small windows with shutters.

The southern elevation has six axes, defined by the semicircular window openings contoured with surrounds. The two-axial part of the chancel rests on buttresses. The northern elevation mirrors the southern one. In the second axis from the east, there is a part connecting the church with the monastery. It has the form of a gallery at the second-storey level. The eastern elevation is that of the polygonally terminated chancel. It rests on buttresses too. On the ground floor, there is a small glass recess, arranged as a chapel.

The vertical divisions are accentuated by pillars with pilasters that turn into corbel arches. The building has barrel vaults with lunettes. The choir gallery is supported by pillar arcades. The nave is separated from the chancel by a chancel arch.

Most of the fixtures and fittings represent the Baroque style and come from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The main altar from the 18th century is adorned with the painting of Our Lady of Consolation, which is famous for its miraculous powers. It is usually hidden by an altar cover depicting St. Gregory. The two side altars come from the 1st half of the 17th century.

The church is open to the public.

Compiled by Anna Michalska, Regional Branch of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage in Łódź. 14 April 2020

Bibliography

  • Kalinowski W., Trawkowski St., Przebudowa Rawy Mazowieckiej w okresie konstytucyjnym Królestwa Polskiego (1815-1830) [in:] Studia z historii budowy miast, Warszawa 1955
  • Katalog zabytków architektury, województwo skierniewickie, Warszawa 1996
  • Katalog zabytków sztuki , woj. łódzkie, Warszawa 1954
  • Kieszkowski W., Zabytki sztuki w Polsce, inwentarz topograficzny, powiat rawsko- mazowiecki, Warszawa 1939
  • Kubiak J., Rawa Mazowiecka, program konserwatorski [in:] Ochrona Zabytków, Warszawa 1980, no. 1
  • Powiat rawski, zarys dziejów do końca 1973 r., edited by S. M. Zajączkowski, Łódź 1975

Category: church

Architecture: Baroque

Building material:  brick

Protection: Register of monuments, Monuments records

Inspire id: PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_N_10_BK.127696, PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_E_10_BK.178015