Church in Święćany, which according to the Chronicles by Jan Długosz existed in Święcany as early as the 1460s, was probably destroyed by fire. The probable date of construction of the present church was found on one of the altars in the 1700s

Church in Święcany

Parish of St. Anne in Święcany

Święcany 7

38-242 Skołyszyn

phone: 13 44 95 004

e-mail: swiecany@parafia.info.pl 

 

www.swiecany.parafia.info.pl

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The walls and the ceilings were covered with polychrome paintings in the second half of the 1500s. The alterations introduced in the 1600s included a skirt roof around the church, as well as new furnishings inside. A new free-standing bell tower built at the time was subsequently moved to adjoin the body of the nave.

 

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Photo: Krystian Kłysewicz

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