Church of the Assumption
Facts and practical information
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Anne and Saint Adalbert is a Roman Catholic parish church belonging to the Ozorków deanery of the archdiocese of Łódź.
The temple was erected in 1802-1805 in neoclassical style and founded by two brothers, Franciszek and Ignacy Stokowski, the then owners of Parzęczew estates. The church was consecrated in 1805 by the overseer of Lowicz, priest Jastrzebski. The building was consecrated for the first time on May 3, 1840 by the suffragan bishop of Kujawy and Kalisz, Józef Joachim Goldtmann. In the second half of the 19th century the church was expanded twice and decorated with polychrome. It was consecrated again on July 4, 1903 by Warsaw Archbishop Wincenty Chościak-Popel. In the years 1946-1949 a Neo-Baroque tower was added to the church.
The church furnishings include: 4 altars made of oak wood, richly carved and gilded; 2 confessionals made of oak wood, richly carved; pipe organs; Stations of the Cross painted on the walls as part of the polychrome; brass lighting - chandeliers, candelabras, sconces, candlesticks; 4 bronze bells cast in the workshop of Felczyński in Przemyśl; oak benches; 2 Baroque reliquaries in the form of coffins with the relics of martyrs and believers; polychrome made by Aleksander Przewalski and a painting depicting Golgotha made by Wincenty Łukasiewicz.
Łódź
Church of the Assumption – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Kościół św. Rocha, Kościół św. Józefa Oblubieńca Najświętszej Maryi Panny i Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego, Kościół Ścięcia św. Jana Chrzciciela i Świętej Trójcy.