A Neo-Gothic parish church of 1870-1878, with two towers with chimes, stained glass from 1980 and Neo-Baroque altars.
St John the Baptist's Church in Poczesna is the third church in this village, built in 1870-1878 on the Warta. It combines several styles, and its mass is Neo-Gothic, with two symmetrical towers.
The oldest was a wooden chapel founded by the starost of Olsztyn, Jan Ocieski. It is assumed to have existed before 1583. The second church, also wooden, was consecrated in 1722. In 1870 construction of a masonry church began, funded by the faithful's contributions, and the old church was pulled down because of wear. The new one was consecrated on 14 September 1878. In the last days of the Second World War the church was damaged by shells and bombs, and it was repaired in 1949.
The façade is decorated with two five-storey towers, covered with copper and fitted with clocks with chimes. A third, smaller turret stands on the roof. The church has a single nave, with a faintly marked Latin cross plan. The wall decoration from the late 19th century has Neoclassical and Neo-Gothic elements, and the windows are decorated with stained glass made in 1980 by Maciej Makarewicz of Kraków. The three altars are Neo-Baroque, and the high altar was consecrated in 1911. A silver-plated font comes from the wooden predecessor.
By the main entrance hangs a plaque commemorating Father Boguchwał Tuora, murdered in 1950, and four of his associates. Next to it stands a bust of John Paul II carved by Jerzy Kędziora, a resident of Poczesna. In the garden of the former presbytery there is a figure of Our Lady commemorating the Pope's first pilgrimage to Poland in 1979. The former presbytery now houses a centre for homeless people.
By the water it is worth looking in at Pająk Reservoir, and in Konopiska itself stands a manor house.
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