Information about the object:
Holy Trinity Collegiate Church in Ołyka. The Holy Trinity Collegiate Church in Ołyka, one of the most valuable Baroque monuments in Poland, was founded by Stanisław Albrecht Radziwiłł, in 1635-1640. Benedetto Molli and Giovanni Maliverna were responsible for the design of the temple, while Melchior Erlenberg and Michał Germanus made the sculptures. Conservation of the façade and the sculptures and reliefs was carried out in 2018-2019.

Completed works:

2020 (Phase VII)
The project included the continuation of rescue conservation works at the Holy Trinity Collegiate Church in Ołyka, considered to be the most beautiful church in Volhynia.

As part of the project, conservation work was carried out on the 17th-century bell tower and elements of the collegiate church's equipment. The condition of the belfry had deteriorated considerably in recent years, as the roofing (ceramic tiles) had deteriorated. Therefore, it was necessary to restore the roof and to restore the aesthetic value, unique in the whole of Volhynia, of the set of wooden rosettes. In addition, conservation work was carried out on two wooden sculptures of apostles, stopping the destruction of the wood, and restoration work was carried out on the alabaster sculptures of angels from the nave and chancel, stopping further destruction of the historic substance (rusted fixing anchors, cracked figures) and restoring their aesthetic value. At the same time, conservation work was carried out on the floor in the left nave, preserving as much of the original elements as possible. This allowed the floor to be restored in its original appearance.

2021 (Phase VIII)
As part of the implementation of the project, conservation work continued in the Holy Trinity Collegiate Church in Ołyka.

Work was carried out on the vaulting of the presbytery along with the lower surface of the rainbow arch. Among other things, the main altar underwent conservation, and thanks to it, its original form was restored by reconstructing cavities, cleaning them from layers, gluing, and restoring statics. Conservation work was also carried out on the chancel vault including the lower surface of the rainbow arch. The stucco was reconstructed in plaster-lime mortar drawn on a stucco table and fixed to the vault with stainless steel anchors on gypsum grout. The vault was painted in antique white. In addition, as part of the task, six large wooden windows were installed to replace the previous windows, which had already been destroyed.

2022 (Phase IX)
This task was the ninth stage of work at the Collegiate Church in Ołyka. It included the conservation of a wooden strip with a gilded inscription, which is part of the cornice, the reconstruction of the sculpture of St. Andrew the Apostle from the presbytery. The scope of the project included: restoration of a wooden strip with gilded inscription, reconstruction of the sculpture of St. Andrew the Apostle from the presbytery, restoration of the sculpture of St. Bartholomew from the nave, restoration of 5 consoles from the presbytery, reconstruction and conservation of 10 alabaster angels from the nave, construction and insertion of windows in the ground floor of the church, laying of a floor in the presbytery precinct and in the vault, water supply to the basement of the collegiate church, construction of an absorptive band around the bell tower.

2023
In 2023 the following works were carried out:

1. protection of the windows of the temple against the effects of warfare.

2. Design of insulation of the ambit, drainage and landscaping around the temple.

3. Protection of the ambit from the effects of rainwater.

4. removal of plaster from the ground floor of the bell tower - drying,

5. inventory and protection of column elements.

6. roofing over the east tower - weatherproofing the east tower.

7. protection of the east tower from birds.

8. design, reconstruction and installation of ground floor windows.

9. conservation of the historic steps to the so-called vault.

10. Conservation and reconstruction of the wooden door to the east sacristy and reconstruction of the lock.

11. Insertion of metal door in the west side farmyard including hardware and lock.

12. conservation, reconstruction and protection of the trapezoidal floor in front of the black altar in the east nave.

13. Reconstruction of 3 consoles and conservation of three consoles.

14. Reconstruction (copy) of the statue of the Apostle James.

15. conservation (preservation) of the statue of St John.

16. execution of a project for the reconstruction of the attributes of the statue of St Andrew.

17. conservation with reconstructions of 6 alabaster angels.

18. restoration of inscriptions on console mirrors.

19. purchase of sand and lime.

20. conservation of the balustrade in the loggia and removal of the floor in this area.

21. replenishment of the floor in the church porch.

22. Carrying out cleaning and organisational work - supplying water for the conservation work, installing electricity for the conservation work, removing debris, combating biological build-up.

Funding: Programme of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage "Protection of cultural heritage abroad".

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• Fundacja Dziedzictwa Kulturowego, realizacja w latach 2020-2023.