St Adalbert’s Parish Church

The beautiful unique larch church is located in Dobroń. Inside the temple there is magnificent baroque furnishing. Next to the church there is an 18th century bell tower with three bells.

Description

St Adalbert’s  church was built in 1763-1779. The author of the project was the Reverend Sebastian Sierakowski.

The church is a larch wooden construction boarded with planks. It is a cruciform temple with the semi-hexagonal termination of the chancel. The choir is supported by four columns. The church is covered with gablet roofs and the nave is topped with a ridge turret with a little bell.

Next to the church there is an 18th century bell tower with three bells.

Date or time of building

XVIII w.

Budowę kościoła rozpoczęto w 1763 r., a zakończono w 1779 r.

Date or time of building

The construction of the church began in 1763 and was finished in 1779.

Building material

The church, made of larch wood, is unique in the area.

Type of collection

Inside, the visitors can see three baroque altars, a rococo baptismal font and richly ornamented chandeliers. The most valuable elements of the furnishing are the gilded ciborium dated back to 1736 and the 18th century St John of Nepomuk’s chapel.

Curious details

During the renovation of the tabernacle a small box containing a letter to posterity was found. It bears the date of 1889 and informs about the renovation which took place in that year, as well as about its author. The letter refers to the hard situation in the period of the Partitions of Poland. It ends with the words: “God, let us live to see better times.”

On the outside wall of the church there is fixed a wooden funeral plaque made using very unique technique. The letters are convex, since the sculptor who made the plaque removed the wood surrounding them.

Form of legal protection

The entries in the regional heritage register:

• St Adalbert’s Parish Church – the bell tower, registry number: 57 from 1967-07-20
• St Adalbert’s Parish Church, registry number: 33 from 1967-07-20

Object location

The church is located in the centre of Dobroń, near the highway 14 (between Pabianice and Łask) and close to the “Hubal” Łódź Horse Trail (the internal loop, the route 01 Dłutówek – Wola Żytowska).