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style, functionality, type of construction and a lot of other data were collected. For
the purposes of this paper the distances between new church buildings were analyzed
over the years, based on the GPS coordinates of each structure.
2 The Oldest Churches of Czestochowa
St. Sigmund’s is the oldest Catholic parish in Czestochowa. The first historical
mention of the parish of St. Sigmund’s appears in a list of saints from 1325–27.
This historic church, in use today in the old town of Czestochowa, was erected after
1356, after city rights were granted. For several centuries, Czestochowa had only
one parish, covering the city and the surrounding area. There was also a church,
located south of Jasna Góra, on the former road from the monastery to the village
of Kawodrza. This was St. Barbara and St. Andrew’s [erection 1637, benediction
1642, consecration 1643], which only became a parish church in 1891. Additionally,
one of the oldest sacral buildings in the city is the church of St. Roch and Sebastian
[erection 1641, benediction 1642, consecration 1680]. It is a small church located in
a cemetery.
Further Catholic sacral buildings were built in the nineteenth century, when
Czestochowa was intensively developing. These were erected in the following order:
• Church of the Holy Name of Mary [erection 1859, benediction 1862];
• Church of St. James the Apostle, former Orthodox church of St. Cyril and
Methodius [erection 1870, benediction 1872];
• Church of the Resurrection in the Mystery of Emmaus [erection and benediction
1898], erected as a cemetery chapel of Transfiguration of the Lord;
• Cathedral church of Holy Family [erection 1902, benediction 1907, consecration
1950]
• The filial church of the Dying Jesus [erection 1905, benediction in 1906], after
extension in 1925 used as a parish (until 1954). [1, 2]
Almost all the above listed churches are in what is the centre of the city today.
The Church of St. Sigmund is situated directly opposite Jasna Góra monastery, at
the end of the main street of the city: The Avenue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Two
of the historic churches: Saint James’ and the Holy Name of Mary’s are located on
the same street, which is the axis of the city, between the monastery and the church
of St. Sigmund. The Archcathedral was erected in the vicinity of the oldest parish
of the city, the churches of St. Barbara, St. Roch and the Dying Jesus are in the
neighboring suburb of Podjasnogórska, and the church of the Lord’s Resurrection
is in the Tysi˛ aclecie district, farthest from the city center. These were located away
from the then urban buildings as was the cemetery on which it was located.
A. Repelewicz
style, functionality, type of construction and a lot of other data were collected. For
the purposes of this paper the distances between new church buildings were analyzed
over the years, based on the GPS coordinates of each structure.
2 The Oldest Churches of Czestochowa
St. Sigmund’s is the oldest Catholic parish in Czestochowa. The first historical
mention of the parish of St. Sigmund’s appears in a list of saints from 1325–27.
This historic church, in use today in the old town of Czestochowa, was erected after
1356, after city rights were granted. For several centuries, Czestochowa had only
one parish, covering the city and the surrounding area. There was also a church,
located south of Jasna Góra, on the former road from the monastery to the village
of Kawodrza. This was St. Barbara and St. Andrew’s [erection 1637, benediction
1642, consecration 1643], which only became a parish church in 1891. Additionally,
one of the oldest sacral buildings in the city is the church of St. Roch and Sebastian
[erection 1641, benediction 1642, consecration 1680]. It is a small church located in
a cemetery.
Further Catholic sacral buildings were built in the nineteenth century, when
Czestochowa was intensively developing. These were erected in the following order:
• Church of the Holy Name of Mary [erection 1859, benediction 1862];
• Church of St. James the Apostle, former Orthodox church of St. Cyril and
Methodius [erection 1870, benediction 1872];
• Church of the Resurrection in the Mystery of Emmaus [erection and benediction
1898], erected as a cemetery chapel of Transfiguration of the Lord;
• Cathedral church of Holy Family [erection 1902, benediction 1907, consecration
1950]
• The filial church of the Dying Jesus [erection 1905, benediction in 1906], after
extension in 1925 used as a parish (until 1954). [1, 2]
Almost all the above listed churches are in what is the centre of the city today.
The Church of St. Sigmund is situated directly opposite Jasna Góra monastery, at
the end of the main street of the city: The Avenue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Two
of the historic churches: Saint James’ and the Holy Name of Mary’s are located on
the same street, which is the axis of the city, between the monastery and the church
of St. Sigmund. The Archcathedral was erected in the vicinity of the oldest parish
of the city, the churches of St. Barbara, St. Roch and the Dying Jesus are in the
neighboring suburb of Podjasnogórska, and the church of the Lord’s Resurrection
is in the Tysi˛ aclecie district, farthest from the city center. These were located away
from the then urban buildings as was the cemetery on which it was located.