Church of Our Lady Immaculate in Nowy Sącz

The Church of Our Lady Immaculate in Nowy Sącz is a Roman Catholic parish church of the parish of the same name, in the Nowy Sącz East deanery of the Diocese of Tarnów. Since 2019 it has also been the Shrine of St Rita. It stands on ul. Królowej Jadwigi.

Construction of the church

The church was built in 1982-1992 to a design by Leszek Filar. The foundation stone, taken from the tomb of St Peter and blessed by John Paul II, was laid on 2 June 1985. Bishop Józef Życiński consecrated the church on 15 November 1992. It is built of brick, with a single nave, one tower and three altars. It has a Fatima chapel and a Mercy chapel.

Doors, stained glass and organ

The bronze doors, weighing 18 tonnes, were designed by Bronisław Chromy and made in 1999 by Marian Boruta. The stained glass was designed by Maciej Kauczyński. In 2019-2022 a new organ with 45 stops on three manuals with pedal was built here. It was accepted on 14 October 2022 and blessed on 8 December 2022 by Bishop Andrzej Jeż.

Shrine of St Rita

The church was declared a shrine of St Rita on 19 May 2019. The saint is the patron of difficult and hopeless cases, and according to Wikipedia this is the first such shrine in Poland.

Nearby

About 0.5 km from the church is the MOSiR Indoor Swimming Pool, and about 2 km away the Royal Castle and the Sącz Land Museum. Closer, about 1.7 km away, is the Church of St John Paul II.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Królowej Jadwigi, Nowy Sącz.
• Service times and opening hours have not been established; check them with the parish.