Kapliczka św. Rocha i św. Sebastiana w Łodzi, Baroque wooden chapel in Łagiewniki district, Łódź, Poland.
Kapliczka św. Rocha i św. Sebastiana is a wooden Baroque chapel constructed with log building techniques and featuring a flat ceiling with a suspended Baroque choir loft. Inside, an 18th-century altar houses a carefully restored image of Saint Roch.
Built in the early 18th century, this chapel is one of only two surviving structures from an original group of six Franciscan chapels in the Łagiewniki area. Its survival spans generations of urban change and shifting religious practices.
Saint Roch has been honored here for centuries as a protector against disease, and pilgrims have traditionally recognized him by the scallop shells displayed on his clothing. This practice reflects a form of faith that has remained part of local religious life across generations.
The chapel sits at 75 Wycieczkowa Street and is accessible on foot, with straightforward navigation in the neighborhood. Visitors should allow time to view the interior at a leisurely pace and check local opening information before visiting.
This chapel survived destruction during German occupation in World War II, when four of the original six buildings in the complex were demolished between 1941 and 1943. Only it and the Anthony chapel remain today as witnesses to the sanctuary's former scale.
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