The Parish of All Saints and the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Grocholice in the Light of Canonical Visitation Cover Image

Parafia pod wezwaniem Wszystkich Świętych i Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP w Grocholicach w świetle wizytacji kanonicznych
The Parish of All Saints and the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Grocholice in the Light of Canonical Visitation

Author(s): Aleksy Piasta
Subject(s): History, Geography, Regional studies, Theology and Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: Bełchatów; Grocholice; parish; visitations; Archdiocese of Łódź

Summary/Abstract: The Parish in Grocholice is one of the oldest in the Archdiocese of Łódź and is among the older ones in the whole Poland. It is assumed that the Parish of All Saints and the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary was erected around 1230 by the then Archbishop of Gniezno, Wincenty of Niałek, Jeleń coat of arms. The oldest preserved documents from the visitation of the parish in Grocholice are kept in the Diocesan Archives in Włocławek and come from 1636 and 1683. The materials from the 17th, 18th and the fi rst half of the 19th century were used in this study. The original church was built from fi eld stones and bricks around 1233. The historic church was pulled down at the beginning of the 20th century and a new neo-Gothic building was erected in its place.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 114
  • Page Range: 265-284
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish