Kościoły i klasztory: Blachownia

Churches and monasteries in Blachownia: the churches of St Francis of Assisi, of the Most Holy Saviour, and of Our Lady Queen of Poland and St Michael.

Three parish churches: two from the closing decades of the twentieth century and one from 1924-1927. For visitors who sightsee alone and compare architecture from different decades.

Which church in Blachownia is the oldest?

The oldest is the Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland and St Michael the Archangel on Sienkiewicza Street, a brick church from 1924-1927 with a single tower topped by a dome and a cross. Its high altar was donated by workers.

The other two are later. St Francis of Assisi's Church took fourteen years to build: the blessing came in 1993 and the consecration in 2000. Marek Witkowski designed the Church of the Most Holy Saviour; it stands by the town cemetery in Błaszczyki and went up between 1993 and 2000. The locality itself has a page, Blachownia, and churches of nearby areas are described in churches and monasteries in Silesia.

Frequently asked questions

Which church in Blachownia was built by a cemetery?

The Church of the Most Holy Saviour, built in 1993-2000 by the town cemetery in Błaszczyki.

When was St Francis of Assisi's church consecrated?

In 2000, and it was blessed in 1993. Construction lasted from 1986.