Church of the Sacred Heart, Płock

Name: Church of the Sacred Heart
Address: Płock, Poland

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The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Imielnica estate in Plock belongs to the parish of St. James the Apostle.

The history of the parish dates back to the 12th century. In 1413 it received an indulgence from Pope Martin V. In the 16th century it was taken over by cathedral mansions. In 1598 the wooden church had two chapels. The main altar was made of brick and had a carved altarpiece. Another wooden church was erected in the years 1836-1837, according to the project of Miklaszewski, at the expense of Jan Weynerth. Since 1900, when sugar factory was established in nearby Borowiczki, it was decided to build a bigger and more spacious church. In 1927, the then parish priest, Wladyslaw Skierkowski, started to build a new church designed by Bruno Zborowski. Construction was completed in 1935, and the act of consecration was performed by Bishop Leon Wetmanski. During the occupation the Germans arrested Father Skierkowski and deported him to the German concentration camp Soldau in Dzialdowo, and used the parsonage as a warehouse. The present church is very interestingly furnished and has a wonderful polychrome painting by Wladyslaw Zych. In the crypt of the church rest: general Piotr Karol Bontemps and his wife Rose, nee Monfeull

The parish priest since 2002 is Rev. Ryszard Paradowski, assisted by priests Dariusz Pargulski and Marek Tomasz Wiśniewski.

To the parish of St. James belong Plock settlements: Imielnica and Borowiczki and the nearby villages of Bielino, Borowiczki Pienki, Nowe Boryszewo, Stare Boryszewo, Cekanowo, Gulczewo, Miroslaw, Rydzyno.

The Roman Catholic Cemetery in Imielnica, which covers an area of 4 ha, belongs to the parish. The cemetery was established in 1935, but the first graves appeared there - except for an unknown soldier from 1945 - only in 1947.

Among those buried in the cemetery are: Aleksandra Łuszczyńska - politician, deputy to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of the 4th term, Stanisław Nawrocki - writer, lawyer, chairman of the City Council of Płock, captain of the Peasant Battalions Bolesław Pyszko, priest Bolesław Plewiński - parish priest in Kraszew.

Coordinates: 52°31'51"N, 19°46'34"E

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