Saint Martin church in Połaniec, Romanesque Revival church in Połaniec, Poland.
Saint Martin Church in Połaniec is a Romanesque Revival church built in 1890–1899 to a design by architect Napoleon Statowski, attached to an older brick Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary from the late 17th or early 18th century. The chapel, founded by Stanisław Szembek, chamberlain of Sandomierz, forms the oldest part of the complex.
The oldest part is the brick Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, built at the turn of the 18th century through the efforts of Stanisław Szembek, chamberlain of Sandomierz. A Neo-Romanesque church was added to it: excavations began in 1890, the cornerstone was blessed on 4 October 1893 by Bishop Antoni Franciszek Sotkiewicz, and the building, designed by Napoleon Statowski, was completed in 1899 and consecrated on 29 July 1900. In 1937–1939 the interior was painted and the tile roof replaced with sheet metal.
The parish belongs to the Połaniec deanery of the Sandomierz diocese. The oldest part is the brick Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, built at the turn of the 18th century through the efforts of Stanisław Szembek, chamberlain of Sandomierz; the Neo-Romanesque church was added to it.
The building sits in the center of Połaniec and can be reached easily by following the main roads through town. Since it remains an active place of worship, visitors should dress appropriately and behave respectfully, especially during services.
The oldest part is not the nave but the brick Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, built at the turn of the 18th century through the efforts of Stanisław Szembek, chamberlain of Sandomierz. The Neo-Romanesque church was added to it, designed by architect Napoleon Statowski.
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