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Parish Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Drohojowski burial chapel in Tamanovice

ID: POL-002242-P/165058

Parish Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Drohojowski burial chapel in Tamanovice

Historical outline
The village is situated not far from Hussakov and for the first centuries of its existence it belonged to the parish of the larger town 6 km to the east. Ownership of Tamanovice changed. In the 16th century the estate belonged to the Boratyński family. Later it belonged to the Korniakts and the Konarskis. At the end of the 18th century the estate was owned by Michal Konarski, whose daughter married Count Drohojowski. In this way, the estate became part of this family and remained so until the inter-war period.

It is said that there was a private chapel in the village as early as 1743 and 1753, but sources do not provide detailed information about it. Anna, née Krasicka, the wife of the then owner of Tamanowice, Kazimierz Drohojowski, died in 1879. The chapel referred to in this text was built at that time as a tomb object in honour of the deceased. It was consecrated in 1880 and was finally opened to the local worshippers. Drohojowski's foundations did not end there, however. In 1886, thanks to his funding, a parish building was erected and, in addition, the estate owner allocated land for the construction of a new church.

Work proceeded fairly quickly, but in time it became apparent that it had to drag on somewhat. As mentioned above, Tamanovice did not have its own parish. It was not until 1887 that an exposition of the Hussakov parish was established there, which in 1925 was raised to the status of an independent unit and included such villages as Bolanowcie, Bolanów, Kornie, Lutków, Lutkowice, Tamanowice and Teretków. The sacred building was finally built at the beginning of the 20th century. It was consecrated in 1904.

Unfortunately, both the church and the chapel suffered badly during the First World War. At one point the church was converted into a hospital. In the interwar period, the damaged buildings were restored, although this took a relatively long time. The work dragged on from the end of the coflict until the late 1930s. In 1944, Tamanovice was looted by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the local population left the village. The church was closed in 1947. The faithful regained it in 1989, but it was only used occasionally for a long time.

Architecture of the church
The building is situated on a small hill by the road at the edge of the village. The church was built of brick and plastered. It is oriented, i.e. facing east (conventionally and symbolically towards Jerusalem). It consists of a four-bay nave and a smaller two-bay chancel, which is closed trilaterally. The building is entered through a porch located in the tower, blended into the nave from the west. The rectangular-shaped vestry and treasury annexes adjoin the chancel.

At the bottom, the church is flanked by a double-arched plinth, while at the top there is moulding imitating a beam. The entire building, with the exception of the annexes at the chancel, is supported by double-arched buttresses. In the three-axial and three-storey façade, the most striking feature is the tower, rising from the central field. The corners of the first and second storeys of the tower are enclosed in lisens, which support a beam with an arcaded frieze at the bottom. In the second field there is a sizable window enclosed by a pointed arch. The upper storey of the tower, on the other hand, is octagonal and surmounted by a moulded cornice with four pointed windows to the four sides of the world.

The nave and chancel were covered with gabled roofs. The other parts are multi-pitched or pulpit. The tower is topped with a pyramidal cupola, clad in sheet metal. The octagonal turret was also covered with sheet metal and topped with a conical cupola.

Inside, attention is drawn to the articulation of the nave walls, carried out by double-sided Tuscan pilasters set on plinths. The chancel walls, on the other hand, have no articulation except for the imposts in the apse. The rainbow arcade has a pointed-arch design. According to Andrzej Betlej, in his study of the building, the nave has a cross vaulting on prominent garths. The same vaulting is found in the presbytery. In turn, the apse is covered by a lunette vault, in the porch by a crystal vault and in the annexes near the tower by a cross vault. The sacristy and treasury have monastic vaults. Under the presbytery there is a rectangular crypt of the Drohojewski family, accessible from the outside.

The windows in the nave, apse and annexes are rectangular, closed with an acute arch, and embayed on both sides. Entrance openings leading from the exterior to the porch and from the porch to the nave closed with an acute arch, the others closed with a segmental arch. Concrete floor, using marble crumbs.

Music choir of timber, with concave-convex outline, supported by two columns, with pseudo-Gothic capitals, founded on plinths. The parapet is decorated with rectangular panels.

The most important elements related to the church furnishings include:

  • Neo-Gothic main altar, funded by Maria Drohojowska, dating from the 19th century;
  • Altars located on the sides of the rainbow arch, dated to the 19th century;
  • Neo-Gothic pulpit funded by Maria Drohojowska, dating to the 19th century.


Andrzej Betlej, in his study of the building, writes that it was secured provisionally and the structure of the walls is significantly damaged by the storage of chemicals there. The furnishings have dispersed.

Architecture of the chapel
The object is located in the cemetery next to the church. It is a brick and plastered building. Apparently very simple: designed on a near-square ground plan, it is enclosed on the altar side by a slight arch.

The façade is flanked by a distinct plinth at the bottom and three cornices at the top. The first one (circling the whole) is located, more or less, at the level of the upper part of the windows, the second one (circling the whole) is classically crowned and placed just below the canopy. The roof is, in turn, gabled and covered with sheet metal with a turret for a bell. From the outside, the façade attracts most attention. It is single-storey, single-axis, but topped with an interesting attic. At the very top, there is a third cornice and above it a cross on a pedestal. The frieze of the attic, in turn, features a shield of arms decorated with garlands.

The interior is covered with a barrel vault and has no articulation. The side windows are rectangular, closed with a semicircle. They correspond in shape to the entrance opening.

The most important elements related to the furnishing of the chapel include:

  • A wooden painted altar with a painting depicting the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa, dating from the 19th century;
  • Photographs of Anna née Krasicki and Kazimierz Drohojowski in wooden moulded frames;
  • Epitaph plaque with the inscription: "Here lie the remains of |ANNA née Hr. KRASICKICH | Hr. DROHOJOWSKA | born of her father | KAROL and JULIA née Hr. | STARZENŃSKICH KRASICKICH | An exemplar of all virtues during her lifetime | she left a sincere deep regret | and not obliterated | To commemorate her dear memory | this tomb was erected by her spouse | Hr. KAZIMIERZ DROHOJOWSKI | died d. 31/5 1879 in 44 years of age

Time of origin:

chapel 1880, church 1904

Creator:

Stanisław Eljasz-Radzikowski (budowniczy; Polska, Ukraina)(preview)

Bibliography:

  • Andrzej Betlej, „Kościół parafialny pw. Najświętszego Serca Jezusa i Kaplica Grobowa Drohojowskich w Tamanowicach”, 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, 1999, ISBN 83-85739-66-1, t. 7, s. 343-350.

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Publikacja:

11.10.2024

Ostatnia aktualizacja:

13.10.2024

Author:

Michał Dziadosz
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