Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in

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( pl, Kościół Matki Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy w Tarnobrzegu) is a church in

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. The church consists of the upper, bottom church and buildings adjoining to them. The

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of the upper church consists of three parts: saint

Michael the Archangel Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

, the

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, and the Mother of God of the Incessant Help. The whole is carried out in the form of mosaic.

Demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, ani ...

s attacking people are in a left hand of the altar. At the end of the first part of the altar crowds of people are becoming waves. The Archangel is separating them and with walking stick is reproving in the direction of the Cross and the Mother of God. In part centre a huge crucifix is found. There are no specific ideas of people or demons, but a symbolism of waves was kept. Individual persons are turning up at the right part of the altar - already as praying and adoring God, with crosses in the hand. A side altar of the Merciful

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

kept the similar style of mosaic. The left, side nave is filled up with four stained glass referring to evangelical acts of the mercy. Low relieves are in right, side naves Polish saint. A very large choir is in an upper church. The building was being built in 1980s, when the Polish Catholic Church thought that he would fail to obtain the new permission from communist authorities to the new temple.

was very quickly developed, and civil authorities were counting, that in the year 2000 the number of inhabitants will exceed 100,000. It extorted construction of the huge church, being able to hold a few thousand people. Provost of the parish is

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Michał Józefczyk Michał Józefczyk (September 29, 1946 – June 20, 2016) was a Polish Catholic priest since 1972, a prelate since 1994, a protonotary apostolic since 2002, and a provost of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Tarnobrzeg since 1979. H ...

Bottom church

The bottom church is much smaller. A brass low relief of the Last Supper is a main element of the altar. At present also Chapel of The Adoration of The Holy Sacrament is located in it with the mosaic altar.

Building complex

On the area there are also buildings donated to the Congregation Of Sisters Służebniczki are finding and to the priests servicing in the parish. Other buildings are: the church hall, religious education small rooms, the chemist, the kindergarten/orphanage and the hospice. At entering the church figures of four Evangelists were placed. On the facade a huge mural of Our Lady of Fatima was painted.

Relics

Relics were integrated into the main altar of the upper church following saint: *

Edmund Bojanowski Edmund Bojanowski (14 November 1814 - 7 August 1871) was a Polish Roman Catholic and the founder of four separate religious congregations. He studied art and literature during his education in Breslau and Berlin before distinguishing himself du ...

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Albert Chmielowski Albert Chmielowski (20 August 1845 – 25 December 1916) - born Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski - was a Polish nobleman, painter, disabled veteran of the Uprising of 1863, a professed religious and founder of both the Albertine Brothers and Albe ...

Zygmunt Gorazdowski Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1 November 1845 – 1 January 1920) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph. Gorazdowski suffered from tuberculosis during his childhood which impeded his studies for the priesthood i ...

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Faustyna Kowalska Maria Faustyna Kowalska, OLM (born Helena Kowalska; 25 August 1905 – 5 October 1938), also known as ''Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament'', Faustyna popularly spelled "Faustina", was a Polish Catholic religious sister an ...

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File:Michal Tarnobrzeg Serbinow.JPG, Archangel Michael - left part of the altar File:Krzyz Tarnobrzeg Serbinow.JPG, Crucifix - Central point of the altar File:MB Nieustajacej Pomocy Tarnobrzeg Serbinow.JPG, Patron of the parish - right part of the altar

Belfry

Bells are on a belfry: Maria, Michał, Maksymilian. For the first time they rang on 25 March 1984.

Stained glass

Into so much church a huge window was left so that the temple was bright. In the 90s, with the objective of protection of organ pipes the window was covered with stained glass. Several years' works were finished in 1997 r. In it history was described beautiful image/icons of the Mother of God of the Incessant Help. Maciej Kauczyński is the initiator of the scheme. Workmanship Studios of stained glass - Krzysztof Packet, Andrzej Cwilewicz. File:Witraz Organy Tarnobrzeg Serbinow1.JPG, Worship of the Mother of God in Tarnobrzeg File:Witraz Organy Tarnobrzeg Serbinow2.JPG, Stained glass in the back of the church. History of the image/icon of the Mother of God of the Incessant Help File:Swieci Tarnobrzeg Serbinow.JPG, Right part of the church - Polish Saints File:Jezus Milosierny Tarnobrzeg Serbinow.JPG, Left part of the church - Merciful Jesus File:MB Fatimska Tarnobrzeg Serbinow.JPG, Figure of the Mother of God of Fatima. In the course of the Service of Fatima she is taken out and processional carried around the entire housing estate. File:Kapilica Adoracji Tarnobrzeg Serbinow.JPG, Bottom church - Chapel of Perpetual Adoration File:Kosciol Tarnobrzeg Serbinow1.JPG, View on the church from the choir File:Kosciol Tarnobrzeg Serbinow2.JPG, View on the back of the church, organs, stained glass.

Bottom church

Building complex

Relics

Belfry

Stained glass

See also