Franciscan Friary in Podłęże Królewskie

The Franciscan Friary in Podłęże Królewskie is a small house of the Order of Friars Minor in the Krzepice municipality. It belongs to the Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Katowice, and beside the house there is a public chapel of St Anthony of Padua, which is the parish church.

How the community began

The Franciscans appeared in Podłęże in the 1990s. In 1995 Fr Roman Skowroński received a house, and in 1998 Archbishop Stanisław Nowak blessed a chapel built by the friars and the faithful. The parish was established in 2001. It covers Podłęże Królewskie and Podłęże Szlacheckie. The religious house was formally established on 7 February 2005.

Practical information

• Village: Podłęże Królewskie, Krzepice municipality, Kłobuck County.
• Nearby are the synagogue in Krzepice (about 6 kilometres) and the regional museum in Krzepice.
• Check service times and the possibility of visiting with the friars.