Auxiliary Church of St Joseph the Worker in Popów

The Auxiliary Church of St Joseph the Worker in Popów is a wooden, plastered building from the mid-19th century. It is part of the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesian Voivodeship and is entered in the heritage register.

From chapel to church

Construction was completed in 1858 as the Chapel of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1938-1939 it was enlarged with a wooden nave, and in 1953 a brick sacristy and a wooden porch were added, after which the whole was plastered. The parish in Popów was canonically established in 1957 and the dedication was then changed to St Joseph the Worker. When construction of a new, brick church began in 1979, the wooden one became an auxiliary church.

Construction

The church is oriented and of log construction. It has the plan of an elongated rectangle closed on three sides, a gabled roof with a hipped end at the west and a brick sacristy on the south. On the roof of the nave stands a four-sided turret for the sanctus bell with a pavilion roof. The interior is covered with a false vault.

Nearby

The Wieluń Jura Trail runs through the area, and a little further the Nature Reserves Trail.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Wieluńska 28, Popów.
• The sources do not give the rules for access to the interior; ask the parish.