Most of the city's inhabitants associate this church with the name of the "garrison" church. When you realize that the first recipients of the spiritual service provided here were none other than the tsar's military, you will no longer be surprised by the unusual architecture of the temple.
This Roman Catholic temple was built as an Orthodox church in the early 20th century. Stanisław Szpakowski was responsible for the design of the building. Hence its typically eastern architecture, reminiscent of buildings erected in the Byzantine style. Its author was Stanisław Szpakowski. Once the temple could accommodate 900 people and the heating was steam. The construction cost was 65,000 rubles.
During World War I, the temple was under Austrian occupation and served as a prisoner of war camp. After World War I, it was used as a warehouse. In 1925, it was handed over to the chaplaincy of the Kielce branches of the Polish Army. Until 1926, the building was renovated in order to adapt it to the celebration of the Roman Catholic liturgy. Two years later, the organ was put in. In the 1950s, it was renovated again.
Currently, the temple serves as a civil and military parish. Inside you will find many elements proving how important the memory of Polish soldiers is in this place. The Chapel of the Memory of the Polish Army Soldier is decorated with the image of Our Lady of Katyń, and the walls of the temple are decorated with numerous commemorative plaques dedicated to Polish soldiers.
A few steps from the temple there is a red city trail that leads through interesting and historic places in the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodship - Kielce.
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