Anthony's Church (Czerniaków)

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Antonius Church
Antonius Church

Antonius Church
Construction year: 1690
Inauguration: 1693
Style elements : Baroque
Client: Catholic Church
Location: 52 ° 11 '38 "  N , 21 ° 3' 21"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 11 '38 "  N , 21 ° 3' 21"  E
Address: ul. Czerniakowska 1
Warsaw
Poland
Purpose: Roman Catholic St. Bernard Church
Diocese : Warsaw
Washed brush drawing in Indian ink by Aleksander Majerski from 1818
View of the monastery complex - as on the drawing above - from the north
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The Antonius Church in Czerniaków is a Baroque church building on Ulica Czerniakowska 2/4 in today's Warsaw district of Mokotów (Sadyba).

Building history

The church, consecrated to St. Anthony of Padua , was built between 1687 and 1689 by Isidoro Tommaso Affeita based on a design by Tylman van Gameren as the foundation of the Great Crown Marshal Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski - at the same time as the St. Bernard monastery complex attached to it. The interior and the altars were also designed by Gameren, from 1688 to 1693 by the plasterers and painters Francesco Antonio Giorgioli , F. Maino and others. a. executed. The paintings in the nave depict scenes from the life of St. Anthony, those in the presbytery the story of the construction of the church and the collection of an image of St. Anthony from Venice . Andreas Schlueter created the sculptures . The triptych "Lamentation of Christ" comes from the workshop of Quentin Massys . The floor plan of the building corresponds to a Greek cross , the church is crowned by a dome and has an attached octagonal presbytery (mausoleum of St. Boniface).

The church - an outstanding example of sacred architecture in Poland in the 17th century - is a St. Bernard Church ( Franciscan Observant ) and belongs to the parish of St. Boniface .

Repairs

Between 1715 and 1735, under Francesco Ceroni, a comprehensive restoration was carried out for the first time by a foundation from Elżbieta Sieniawska. During the Second World War , the building was damaged in 1939 and 1944. The frescoes were repaired from 1951 to 1954 by Ryszard Politowski and Tadeusz Romanowski under the direction of Bohdan Marconi . Another renovation took place between 1957 and 1963. On July 1, 1965, the church was placed under monument protection (No. 60).

References and comments

  1. ^ Lubomirski (1642–1702) was a Polish magnate , politician and important art patron
  2. ↑ born Lubomirska (1669–1729) Polish nobleman, wife of a hetman and patron of the art of great political influence that was described as the "uncrowned Queen of Poland"

Web links

Commons : Antonius Church in Czerniaków  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Julius A. Chroscicki and Andrzej Rottermund: Architectural Atlas of Warsaw . 1st edition, Arkady, Warsaw 1978, p. 57
  • Janusz Durko: Album Warszawski / Warsaw Album. The image of the city according to the collections in the Warsaw Historical Museum. German-Polish edition, Agencja Reklamowo-Wydawnicza A. Grzegorczyk, ISBN 83-86902-73-6 , Warsaw 2000, p. 171
  • Janina Rukowska: Travel guide to Warsaw and surroundings . 3rd edition, ISBN 83-217-2380-2 , Sport i Turystyka, Warsaw 1982, p. 120