Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Krzeszów explained

Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krzeszów
Native Name:Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Krzeszowie
Native Name Lang:pl
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.7331°N 16.0686°W
Location:Krzeszów
Country:Poland
Language(S):Polish
Denomination:Catholic
Status:Basilica minor
Dedication:Assumption of Mary
Functional Status:Active
Heritage Designation:Historic Monument of Poland
Designated Date:14 April 2004
Style:Baroque
Years Built:1728–1735
Parish:Assumption of Mary Parish in Krzeszów
Deanery:Kamienna Góra Wschód
Diocese:Legnica

Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krzeszów (Polish: Bazylika Wniebowzięcia NMP w Krzeszowie) is a Roman Catholic church located within the abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict in Krzeszów, Poland. Built in 1728–1735, it is a notable Baroque church in Lower Silesia and a shrine to the Virgin Mary, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[1] It is a basilica since 1998.

Interior

The church contains the icon of Our Lady, Mother of Grace from the late 12th or early 13th century, and is one of Poland's shrines to the Virgin Mary. The icon is the oldest icon of Mary in Poland, and one of the five oldest icons of Mary in Europe.

In one of the chapels there is a mausoleum of dukes of the Świdnica line of the Polish Piast dynasty: Bolko I the Strict and Bolko II the Small.

The church also contains Baroque sculptures by Ferdinand Brokoff and paintings by Michael Willmann.

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Notes and References

  1. Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 14 kwietnia 2004 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii. 2004. 102. 1057.