Church of St Andrew complex in Wrocimowice

The Church of St Andrew in Wrocimowice is a Baroque parish church from 1748-1754, with a wooden belfry beside it. It stands in Radziemice municipality and belongs to the Lesser Poland Trail of the Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre.

The Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre and earlier churches

The first mentions of a wooden church date from 1326. The founder of the next church is thought to be Marcin Wrocimowski, standard-bearer of Kraków and a participant in the Battle of Grunwald. The village was later bequeathed to the superior general of the Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre, and the order looked after the church for years.

The present church

The brick church was built in 1748-1754, with Maciej Cepigowski as chief builder. It is a single-nave church of four bays, with two annexes that give its outline the shape of a cross. The furnishings have Baroque and early Rococo features. In the Rococo altar from the second half of the 18th century is a painting of St Andrew the Apostle, painted in 1850-1860 by Wincenty Wodzinowski. A Rococo pulpit and confessionals have also survived.

Beside it stands a wooden post-built belfry with a bell cast in 1530. The complex is entered in the heritage register.

Nearby

Not far away, in Janowiczki, stands the Bartosz Głowacki monument.

Practical information

• Wrocimowice, Radziemice municipality, Proszowice County.
• Visits to the interior and service times are set by the parish.