Kościół św. Marcina w Błażowej, Gothic Revival church in Błażowa, Poland
Saint Martin Church in Błażowa is an eclectic Gothic-Romanesque brick church built 1896–1900 to a design by Jan Sas-Zubrzycki. It measures 72 m long and 54 m wide, with two 50 m towers. Red brick is interspersed every few courses with black glazed zendrówka brick, and unplastered stone blocks form the main portal, plinths and sacristy. The interior has three naves with cross-ribbed vaults and a five-sided apse.
The present church is the third on this site, built between 1896 and 1900 to a design by Jan Sas-Zubrzycki. Bricks were fired in Błażowa and stone came from nearby ravines. It was renovated in 1965.
The church is dedicated to Saint Martin, and the parish belongs to the Błażowa deanery of the Przemyśl Archdiocese. Inside, the Stations of the Cross were made in Stanisław Przybylski's Kraków workshop and consecrated on 11 January 1903. The altars, pulpit and confessionals were carved by Kazimierz Krygowski of Futoma after drawings by Jan Sas-Zubrzycki.
The church stands in Błażowa in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, in the Rzeszów County, within the Błażowa deanery of the Przemyśl Archdiocese. The building is 72 m long and 54 m wide, and its two towers rise 50 m, so allow time to walk around the whole exterior. It was renovated in 1965.
The church owes its red-and-black brickwork to local materials: the brick was fired in Błażowa itself, while the stone came from the surrounding ravines. Look for the dark glazed zendrówka bricks laid every few courses, and for the unplastered stone of the main portal, plinths and sacristy.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 94,832 contributors worldwide.