Church of St Anthony of Padua in Koziegłówki

The Church of St Anthony of Padua on the Market Square (Rynek) in Koziegłówki is a brick church from the early 20th century, and since 1998 a shrine of St Anthony.

Construction

The church was built in 1903-1908 to a design by Hugo Kuder and plans by the engineer Józef Pomianowski, in an eclectic style echoing the Italian Renaissance. It was blessed in 1910 by Bishop Augustyn Łosiński. Many pieces of furnishing from the demolished church of 1603 and the chapel of St Anthony of 1662 were moved to the new church.

The pediment is adorned by a lofty tower with a colonnade, topped with a gallery and a helm with a cross. Ten pillars divide the interior into three naves, and the whole has the shape of a Latin cross. The high altar of polished red marble has the shape of a table, and at its sides stand figures of St Nicholas and St Adalbert from the old church. There are five altars.

The painting of St Anthony

In the late Baroque marble altar of 1762 hangs a painting of St Anthony of Padua, regarded as miraculous. It was painted in Rome, blessed by Pope Pius V in 1568, and brought to Poland in 1635. In 1656 it came to the church in Koziegłówki. Silvered votive plaques from the 17th to 19th centuries have been placed by the altar. The church was given the rank of shrine in 1998 by Archbishop Stanisław Nowak. In the area lies the castle in Koziegłowy.

Practical information

• Address: Rynek 26, Koziegłówki
• A parish shrine; the parish provides information about visiting