Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Krzeszów

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.

Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krzeszów
Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Krzeszowie
Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krzeszów is located in Poland
Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krzeszów
Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krzeszów
50°43′59″N 16°04′07″E
LocationKrzeszów
CountryPoland
Language(s)Polish
DenominationCatholic
History
StatusBasilica minor
DedicationAssumption of Mary
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationHistoric Monument of Poland
Designated14 April 2004[1]
StyleBaroque
Years built1728–1735
Administration
DioceseLegnica
DeaneryKamienna Góra Wschód
ParishAssumption of Mary Parish in Krzeszów
Clergy
ProvostMarian Kopko

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.

  • Façade
    Façade
  • Throne of Grace crowning the façade
    Throne of Grace crowning the façade
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Pipe organs
    Pipe organs
  • Tomb of Duke Bolko II the Small
    Tomb of Duke Bolko II the Small
  • Icon of Our Lady, Mother of Grace
    Icon of Our Lady, Mother of Grace
  • Baroque sculptures of angels, main altar
    Baroque sculptures of angels, main altar

References
  1. Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 14 kwietnia 2004 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii, Dz. U. z 2004 r. Nr 102, poz. 1057
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