Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krzeszów ( pl, Bazylika Wniebowzięcia NMP w Krzeszowie) is a

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church located within the abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict in Krzeszów,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. Built in 1728–1735, it is a notable Baroque church in

Lower Silesia Lower Silesia ( pl, Dolny Śląsk; cz, Dolní Slezsko; german: Niederschlesien; szl, Dolny Ślōnsk; hsb, Delnja Šleska; dsb, Dolna Šlazyńska; Silesian German: ''Niederschläsing''; la, Silesia Inferior) is the northwestern part of the ...

and a shrine to the Virgin Mary, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland. It is a

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since 1998.

Interior

The church contains the

icon An icon () is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches. They are not simply artworks; "an icon is a sacred image used in religious devotion". The most ...

of Our Lady, Mother of Grace from the late 12th or early 13th century, and is one of Poland's shrines to the Virgin Mary. The icon is the oldest icon of Mary in Poland, and one of the five oldest icons of Mary in Europe. In one of the chapels there is a mausoleum of dukes of the Świdnica line of the Polish Piast dynasty:

Bolko I the Strict Bolko (Bolesław) I the Strict also known as the Raw or of Jawor ( pl, Bolko I Surowy or ''Srogi'' or ''Jaworski''; german: Bolko I. von Schweidnitz; 1252/56 – 9 November 1301), was a Duke of Lwówek (Löwenberg) 1278–81 (with his brother as c ...

and

Bolko II the Small Bolko II the Small (c. 1312 – 28 July 1368), was the last independent Duke of the Piast dynasty in Silesia. He was Duke of Świdnica from 1326, Duke of Jawor and Lwówek from 1346, Duke of Lusatia from 1364, Duke over half of Brzeg and Oława ...

. The church also contains Baroque sculptures by

Ferdinand Brokoff Ferdinand Maxmilian Brokoff (Czech: ''Ferdinand Maxmilián Brokoff''; 12 September 1688 – 8 March 1731) was a sculptor and carver of the Baroque era. Life and career He was born in Červený Hrádek near Jirkov, Bohemia, the second son of E ...

and paintings by

Michael Willmann Michael Leopold Lukas Willmann (27 September 1630 – 26 August 1706) was a German painter. The Baroque artist became known as the "Silesian Rembrandt", "Silesian Apelles" or "Silesian Raphael" and has been called the greatest Silesian paint ...

Gallery

Krzeszow 06.jpg, Façade Krzeszów, zwieńczenie fasady bazyliki mniejszej, Tron Łaski -Aw58- 12.04.2009 r..JPG, Throne of Grace crowning the façade Krzeszów IMGP9160A.jpg, Interior Krzeszów, bazylika Wniebowzięcia NMP DSCF4862.jpg, Pipe organs Krzeszów june 2014 275.JPG, Tomb of Duke

592200 dolnośląskie Krzeszów kościół Wniebowzięcia 13.JPG, Icon of Our Lady, Mother of Grace Krzeszów, bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny, figury aniołów w ołtarzu głównym.jpg, Baroque sculptures of angels, main altar

References

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Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - spherical panoramaFotoKrzeszow
Baroque church buildings in Poland Basilica churches in Poland Burial sites of the Piast dynasty Shrines to the Virgin Mary Kamienna Góra County Krzeszów 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Poland Roman Catholic churches completed in 1735 The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland {{Poland-RC-church-stub