Church of Of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kurozwęki

Heading to the palace in Kurozwęki, you will certainly pay attention to the church of St. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Augustine.

Numerous elements added to the body of this originally Gothic temple testify to the rich history of Kurozwęki and the wealthy owners of this town.

And so, the silhouette of the building is distinguished by a two-story tower covered with a Baroque cupola from the 17th century, a late-Renaissance tomb chapel of the Lanckoroński family, perfectly visible from the main road, and a neo-Gothic Popiel chapel added to the presbytery.

However, the temple hides real treasures inside, so if you have time - go inside through an interesting ogival portal.

Pay attention to the 15th-century vault of the presbytery, under which a late-Renaissance altar with a painting of the Virgin Mary with Child and sculptural representations of God the Father, the Holy Spirit, angels and biblical figures is placed.

Right next to the arcade leading from the nave to the presbytery, you will find another, this time richly decorated, Renaissance arcade, which leads to the Chapel of the Five Wounds of Christ, funded by Jadwiga Lanckorońska. Where does this unusual name come from?

Solving this puzzle will certainly not be difficult. Just look at the painting visible between the two richly decorated columns of the altar. Here you will see the so-called image of Vir Dolorum (Man of Sorrows). It is Christ pointing with his hand to the wounds sustained on the cross. He is accompanied by the Mother of God and Saint John.

The authorship of this interesting painting is attributed to John the Great, one of the greatest painters in Poland in the late 15th century.