St. Kazimierz Church
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| St. Kazimierz Church | |
 St. Kazimierz Church, reconstructed since World War II. |
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| Building information | |
|---|---|
| Town | Warsaw |
| Country | Poland |
| Architect | Tylman of Gameren |
| Construction start date | 1688 |
| Completion date | 1692 |
| Date demolished | 1944 |
| Style | Baroque |
St. Kazimierz Church (Polish: in full, Warszawski kościół Sakramentek pod wezwaniem św. Kazimierza) is a Roman Catholic church in Warsaw's New Town at Rynek Nowego Miasta 2 (New Town Market Place, no. 2).
St. Kazimierz Church was originally the Kotowski Palace, residence of the Wyszogród stolnik, Adam Kotowski.[1] In 1688 it was purchased by Queen Maria Kazimiera Sobieska to be transformed into a church to serve the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration of the Most Holy Sacrament, whom she had brought to Poland.[1]
In 1688-92 the Kotowski residence was transformed into a church-cum-cloister, to a design by the leading Dutch architect Tylman van Gameren.[1] As was done with most of the buildings that were reconstructed after the Deluge, Tylman designed the church in Palladian style.
In World War II, during the Warsaw Uprising, like nearby St. Hyacinth's Church, St. Kazimierz was used as a hospital and was targeted for heavy bombing by the Germans.[2][3] During a single raid on August 31, 1944, four priests, 36 nuns and over a thousand civilians sheltering in the church's crypt were killed.[2] Sobieska's magnificent church and cloister were completely destroyed.[3]
The church was reconstructed in 1947-53, but the Kotowski Palace was never restored.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Warszawa w latach 1526-1795 (Warsaw in 1526-1795), vol. II, edited by Stefan Kieniewicz, Warsaw, 1984, ISBN 8301033231.
- ^ a b Historia kościoła św. Kazimierza [1]
- ^ a b sztuka.net, Kościół św. Kazimierza
- ^ Zespół kościelno-klasztorny Sakramentek na Rynku Nowego Miasta [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- sztuka.net, Kościół św. Kazimierza
- kościół pw. św. Kazimierza
- Tylman van Gameren, architect of Warsaw
