Church of Saint Procopius

Strzelno, Poland

The 12th-century church of Saint Procopius, in the shape of a Roman rotunda, is considered to be one of the best preserved original churches in Poland.

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Stan Buczek (5 months ago)
A multi-epoch church, rebuilt, and thanks to conservation works, architectural differences are visible. Magnificent baroque and Gothic furnishings enriched with Romanesque columns. The richly decorated rood beam is particularly impressive. The dim atmosphere of the interior encourages concentration... I managed to see all this thanks to the good will of the parish priest. Thank you !
Jaroslaw (14 months ago)
Church of the Holy Trinity in Strzelno - the interior of the temple delights with the wealth of monuments from all eras. The most interesting altar in the church is undoubtedly the reliquary altar of the Holy Cross, but all the others are works of art (Strzelno - Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship).
Magdalena W. (15 months ago)
In 1946, during renovation works in the Holy Trinity Church in Strzelno, a real treasure was discovered... For over 200 years, hidden in the baroque pillars was a program carved in stone... the principles of Christian life presented in two categories of moral concepts. The representation of the eternal fight against evil on columns using images of virtues and vices had a specific purpose. Most of the faithful who could not read and write read the inoconographic program straight from the columns - the southern one with the personification of virtues and the northern one with the personification of vices, i.e. human vices and sins.
Paweł Lachowicz (Lapicz21) (15 months ago)
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Betka P. (2 years ago)
A very interesting place. Unique, on a European scale, examples of Romanesque art in the interior, including: the only columns in Poland from the 12th century with the personification of virtues and vices, as well as other attractions of not only Romanesque art, created thanks to the repeated reconstruction of the temple.
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