St. Bartholomew’s Church in Poręba Wielka

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St. Bartholomew’s Church in Poręba Wielka

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St. Bartholomew’s Church in Poręba Wielka

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Location: gmina Oświęcim, Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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March 21, 2025

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"The Church of St. Bartholomew in Poręba Wielka was built in the 16th century and is one of the oldest churches in the Silesian Foothills. The temple has the character …

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St. Bartholomew's Church in Poręba Wielka is a wooden, late Gothic church, whose present form dates from the early 16th century (1502–1506). The church was founded by Count Zygmunt Porębski. Its history includes a period when it served as a Calvinist church from 1720 to 1763. Later, after renovations, the church was rebuilt, and the furnishings (including the altars) were changed to Baroque styles. Renovation and conservation work was carried out in the 21st century.

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Key dates and historical facts:

1285: Village founded and parish established.

1325–1327: Mention of an existing church.

1496: The church was destroyed, likely by fire.

1502–1506: Construction of the current wooden church. Its founder was Count Zygmunt Porębski.

1509: Consecration of the church.

1644: A tower was added.

1720–1763: Period when the church served as a Calvinist church.

1763–1791: Renovation work, modernization of the tower, sacristy, and interiors, as well as replacement of the Renaissance altars with Baroque ones.

1916–1917: Painter Adam Giebułtowski created new interior polychrome.

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