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Parish Church of St. Adalbert in Švejkova

ID: POL-002270-P

Parish Church of St. Adalbert in Švejkova

Historical outline
The village, which in the past was also called "Szwajkow" or "Szwykow", is situated in the valley of the river Koropiec. Szwejkowo was first mentioned in the 15th century, and over the centuries the estate has belonged to, among others: Buczacki of the Abdank coat of arms, Teodoryk of Buczacz, Michal Buczacki, the Potocki family, Lucja Torosiewicz, Emil Torosiewicz, Aleksander Wartasiewicz, Józefa Bogdanowicz, at the beginning of the 20th century to Fortunat and Olga Skarzynski, and in the interwar period to Adler Eisig and Władysław Kreiter.

Initially, Szwejków was under the parish of Monasterzyska, later under the exposition in Kowalówka. However, at the end of the 19th century, the need arose to establish an independent church and parish here. Therefore, in 1893, the construction of a small church, which was initially more like a chapel, began. It was consecrated in 1894. At the beginning of the 20th century, real efforts began to establish an independent parish in the village. Initially it was an exposition (1908), which was elevated to a full-fledged parish in 1925. In the meantime (1911) the chapel was extended by adding a transept and chancel, together with a room used as a back room.

The building was damaged in 1944 during a German bombardment. After the displacement of the Poles, the Communists demolished the church and used the materials to build outbuildings for the local kolkhoz.

Architecture
The building was located on the slope of the Koropets River valley, on the eastern side of the road leading from Monasterzysk. The church was oriented, i.e. facing towards the symbolic east (by implication Jerusalem). It was built of brick and erected on the plan of a Latin cross. It consisted of a nave built at the end of the 19th century, which was the original structure, and a transept and chancel added in 1911. A vestry was attached to the altar area to the east.

The building, on the inside, was covered with a wooden pseudo-vaulted ceiling. The nave section had a stone slab floor and the altar section had a concrete floor.

The most important elements related to the furnishings and surroundings of the church included:

  • A main altar of a provisional nature with a painting depicting the image of St Adalbert;
  • Side altar with a painting of "Our Lady Immaculate";
  • Sculptures: "Christ in the tomb", "Christ Risen", "Mother of God";
  • Bell tower: brick, covered with sheet metal, with three clearances;
  • Column with the sculpture "Mother of God" located in front of the church facade: stone, on a high pedestal.


The building no longer exists. Only the crypt, which today is covered with rubble and earth, has survived. As Michal Kurzej writes in his study of the building, the style of the church was referred to as "Powisle Gothic". It can therefore be assumed that it presented neo-Gothic forms, characteristic of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Time of origin:
consecration 1864
Bibliography:
  • Michał Kurzej, „Kościół parafialny pw. św. Wojciecha w Szwejkowie”, w: „Materiały do dziejów sztuki sakralnej na ziemiach wschodnich dawnej Rzeczypospolitej”, cz. 1: „Kościoły i klasztory rzymskokatolickie dawnego województwa ruskiego”, Kraków: Międzynarodowe Centrum Kultury w Krakowie, 2010, ISBN 978-83-89273-69-74, t. 18, s. 245-249.
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Publikacja:
13.10.2024
Ostatnia aktualizacja:
13.10.2024
Author:
Michał Dziadosz
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