Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Koprzywnica

ul. Klasztorna 20, 27-660 Koprzywnica
50°35'36"N 21°35'09"E (50.593417, 21.586033)

According to tradition, the first church in Koprzywnica All Saints was supposed to be converted from a princely hunting mansion, and consecrated already in 1130.

Certainly, the parish in Koprzywnica already existed in 1277, because from that period a deed mentioning the right of patronage has been preserved. In 1470, there was a brick church in Koprzywnica, which in 1491 was given the title of a parish church. the temple of Our Lady of the Rosary was basically built in 1872-1874.

The church was severely damaged during World War I, but it was rebuilt thanks to the dedication of the local faithful. Restoration works in the temple were carried out in the 1950s and 1960s, while the renovation and extension from the beginning of the 21st century gave it its present shape.

At the entrance to the sacristy, a marble portal and a marble epitaph of Fr. Szymon Wojciechowski from the end of the 17th century. The equipment is mostly Baroque: the wooden main and side altars from the beginning of the 20th century. XVII century, altar paintings and sculptures from the same time. In the retable of the main altar, there is a 17th-century oil painting on panel Madonna and Child in silver dresses.

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