Abbey Church, Czerwińsk Nad Wisłą
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The Basilica of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (), informally known as the Abbey church in Czerwińsk nad Wisłą, Sanctuary of Our Lady of Consolation is a
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historical church built in the 12th century. Despite Gothic and
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elements added in later centuries, the
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remains one of the most valuable examples of Romanesque architecture in Poland, and as such it is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland. The church was built of granite blocks from locally available boulders, left by the retreating ice sheets of the Pleistocene glaciations. The heterogeneous colouring of the stone, ranging from dark gray through various shades of grey, ochre and pink to red, is considered to enhance the aesthetic value of the building.
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issued a Pontifical decree titled ''Propugnaculum Fidei Artisque'' which raised the shrine to the status of
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on 10 July 1967. An image of
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is enshrined within, sometimes called as its localized
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. It was canonically crowned on 6 September 1970.


Gallery

Czerwinsk8.jpg, Stairs, monastery gate, and church towers on the right Czerwińsk nad Wisłą, bazylika 436.jpg, Rear view Czerwińsk nad Wisłą - Kościół Zwiastowania NMP - figura Maryi.jpg, Marian statue in the garden Bazylika Zwiastowania Najświętszej Marii Panny w Czerwińsku nad Wisłą prezbiterium.jpg, Church interior


See also

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Catholic Church in Poland Polish members of the Catholic Church, like elsewhere in the world, are under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Holy See, Rome. The Latin Church includes 41 dioceses. There are three eparchies of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in th ...


References

Romanesque architecture in Poland Basilica churches in Poland 12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Poland Płońsk County Czerwińsk nad Wisłą The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland {{Catholic-monastery-stub