Church of the Holy Trinity and St Anthony the Abbot in Łopuszna

The Church of the Holy Trinity and St Anthony the Abbot in Łopuszna is a wooden, late Gothic parish church in Nowy Targ County. It was built in the second half of the 15th century and consecrated in 1504 by the Bishop of Kraków, Jan Konarski.

The building

It is a single-nave church with a rectangular chancel, lined with wooden wainscoting and covered with shingles. The log-construction tower was added in the 17th century. The church was renovated many times, among others in 1932 and after the floods of 1934-1935. It was entered in the heritage register in 1971.

Interior

The most valuable feature is the Gothic triptych in the high altar from 1460, with the Coronation of Mary by the Holy Trinity, regarded as one of the best-preserved works of 15th-century Lesser Poland sculpture. There are also two Baroque side altars from the first half of the 18th century and a Lenten veil from 1753 with a scene of the road to Calvary. In 1955 Father Józef Tischner celebrated his first Mass here.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Gorczańska 1, Łopuszna.
• Next to it the Czerwonka stream flows into the Dunajec, and nearby stands the Tetmajer manor house.
• The church is in use as a parish church; check the rules for visiting the interior with the parish.