Holy Trinity church in Chodel, Renaissance church in Chodel, Poland
Holy Trinity Church is a Renaissance church building in Chodel with symmetrical proportions and a central brick structure. The structure displays characteristic design elements typical of Renaissance architecture in the region.
Construction began in 1530 under Bernard Maciejowski, castellan of Lublin and father of Samuel Maciejowski. Bishop Hieronim Rozdrażewski consecrated the building on 28 August 1584. A fire damaged it in 1610, and a renovation with rebuilding in 1845 lowered the roof over the nave. Artillery fire caused serious damage in 1914, and repairs followed in 1920.
The church serves as a parish and remains a place where local people gather for worship and religious celebrations. It holds meaning as a community gathering space within the Lublin Archdiocese.
The church stands in Chodel, in the Lublin archdiocese's Bełżyce deanery. The nave roof was lowered during the 1845 renovation, and the 35-metre tower rises from a square plan, turning semicircular from the third storey up. The white and red terracotta floor and the porch at the tower's base are inside.
This building represents an early example of Renaissance brick construction in the Lublin region. The technique was uncommon in eastern Poland at the time and reflects local craftsmanship traditions.
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