Church of the Mother of God of Sorrows

Mysłowice
50°13'26"N 19°09'12"E (50.223934, 19.153563)
The church is located in the Brzęczkowice district and belongs to the Katowice archdiocese. The church was erected between 1945 and 1949, according to the design of architect Henry Gambts from Ligota. The consecration of the church took place on April 10, 1949. A single-nave church with two porches on the sides and a centrally elevated chancel. The nave is covered with a barrel vault, and the ceiling is decorated with a mosaic reminiscent of the firmament. The building stones for the church stairs come from the dismantled Bismarck Tower, which stood at the nearby Triangle of Three Emperors, where the borders of Prussia, Austria and Russia met. The interior of the church is decorated with monumental sculptures by artist Henry Burzec, a student of Xsawery Dunikowski. Among them are life-size figures of the Crucified Christ and the Mother of God of Sorrows, placed behind the main altar. There are also sculptures of the Stations of the Cross and a mining scene with a relief of St. Barbara. The author of the interior decoration, Henry Burzec, gave the church an expressive, expressive style, combining the classical sacred theme with modern sculptural form. The sculptor himself is also known for his work on the Monument to Silesian Uprising on Holy Anne's Mountain and his open-air realizations in Zakopane. In the basement of the church operates the Oratory of St. Adalbert, which houses the Missionary Museum of Cardinal Augustus Hlond. The exhibition includes missionary objects from various continents.

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