Abbey Church, Czerwińsk nad Wisłą
| The Basilica of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
|---|---|
Bazylika Zwiastowania Najświętszej Marii Panny | |
 Romanesque façade | |
  The Basilica of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
| 52°23′43.9″N 20°18′33.5″E / 52.395528°N 20.309306°E | |
| Location | Czerwińsk nad Wisłą |
| Country | Poland |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Annunciation |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Years built | 12th century |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Warsaw |
| Diocese | Płock |
| Deanery | Wyszogród |
| Designated | 19 April 2021 |
| Reference no. | [1] |
The Basilica of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Polish: Bazylika Zwiastowania Najświętszej Marii Panny), informally known as the Abbey church in Czerwińsk nad Wisłą, Sanctuary of Our Lady of Consolation is a Roman Catholic historical church built in the 12th century.
Despite Gothic and Baroque elements added in later centuries, the basilica remains one of the most valuable examples of Romanesque architecture in Poland, and as such it is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[1] [2]
The church was built of granite blocks from locally available boulders, left by the retreating ice sheets of the Pleistocene glaciations. The heterogeneous colouring of the stone, ranging from dark gray through various shades of grey, ochre and pink to red, is considered to enhance the aesthetic value of the building.[3]
Pope Paul VI issued a Pontifical decree titled Propugnaculum Fidei Artisque which raised the shrine to the status of Minor Basilica on 10 July 1967. An image of Our Lady of Consolation is enshrined within, sometimes called as its localized Salus Populi Romani.
Gallery
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Stairs, monastery gate, and church towers on the right -
Rear view -
Marian statue in the garden -
Church interior
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 19 kwietnia 2021 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Czerwińsk nad Wisłą - dawne opactwo Kanoników Regularnych", Dz. U., 2021, No. 767
- ^ Agnieszka Bilińska Poland: the beauty of architecture Oficyna Wydawnicza Alma-Press, 2000
- ^ Katarzyna Sułkowska, Joanna Ziemlewicz "Prace konserwatorskie w bazylice w Czerwińsku nad Wisłą - architektura i wnętrze", in: "Renowacje i zabytki" nr 78 (2/2021), pages 100-113
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