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Church of St. Anne, Królowy Most, Poland

The church was built in the first half of the 20th century for the Orthodox parish established in 1900. Construction began in 1913 and was fully completed before 1939.

The temple was constructed in the shape of a Greek cross, using stone and facing brick, in an eclectic style. Inside, there is an iconostasis originating from a church in Grodno. The polychromes of the temple were created by Włodzimierz Wasilewicz in 1939.

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Defensive Orthodox church, Supraśl, Poland (part 2 of 3)

In September 1947, the Chief Directorate of Museums and Protection of Collections ordered the full reconstruction of the entire monastic complex.

After the war, an agricultural school operated in the monastery buildings, and from the 1980s, the buildings were gradually handed over to the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which carried out conservation and renovation work.

In 2021, the 37-year-long reconstruction of the main church of the monastery was completed. It is a structure that combines defensive and sacred functions, featuring elements of Byzantine and Gothic styles.

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Defensive Orthodox church, Supraśl, Poland (part 1 of 3)

The monastery in Supraśl is one of five male Orthodox monasteries in Poland. Work on the main church, a defensive temple dedicated to the Annunciation, began here in 1510.

In 1635, the monastery came under the control of the Uniates and was administered by the Basilian order for nearly 200 years. This order significantly expanded the complex, adding new Baroque furnishings to the monastery church and a three-tiered iconostasis with a crowning element.

In 1824, after Supraśl fell under Russian rule, the monastery was taken over by the Russian Orthodox Church. The male monastery functioned until 1915, when the monks went into exile.

During the interwar period, the monastery buildings belonged to the Salesians.

From 1939 to 1941, the monastery was devastated by the Soviet troops stationed there. A kitchen was set up in the Church of St. John the Theologian, and a forge was established in the main temple. Soldiers removed icons from the building and destroyed the Baroque iconostasis.

In 1944, retreating Germans blew up the main church and forced the monks to leave the monastery. The remains of the temple were secured as a permanent ruin after World War II.

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Tatar mosque, Bohoniki, Poland

The second mosque located on the “Tatar Trail” of the Podlaskie Voivodeship, much younger than the mosque in Kruszyniany, built in 1873. The temple that was originally located in this place completely burned down. Rebuilt - it was devastated by the Germans, who used it as a field hospital during World War II. Over the years it was renovated many times.

The mosque is made of wood, a low square building, distinguished from the surrounding houses of Podlasie by a turret (minaret) with an onion-shaped dome and a crescent-shaped tip.

The interior of the mosque consists of 3 parts. First, we enter the vestibule, where we must take off our shoes. During prayer, women go to the female part, i.e. Babiniec, which is separated from the male part by a wooden wall with a gap. It is covered by a transparent fabric through which the ladies observe the service.

The most important place in the mosque is the mihrab, a small recess in the wall that always points in the direction of Mecca. Equally important is the minbar, i.e. the type of pulpit from which the imam delivers his teachings. The mosque’s floors are covered with soft carpets, the walls are decorated with colorful paintings, photos and muhirs, i.e. quotes from the Koran, the holy book of Muslims.

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Tatar mosque, Kruszyniany, Poland

In the 17th century, the village of Kruszyniany was given by King Jan III Sobieski to the Tatars, who took part in the war against the Turks, siding with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. 45 Tatar families settled in the village, including Colonel Samuel Murza Krzeczowski, who saved the king’s life in the Battle of Parkany (1683).

After settling, the Tatar community built a mosque, which is first mentioned in documents from 1717. The current one was probably built in the second half of the 18th century or the first half of the 19th century (the exact date of construction is unknown), on the site of an earlier mosque.

There is also a mizar, i.e. a Muslim cemetery, in Kruszyniany. You can find there tombstones that are even several hundred years old (the oldest dates back to 1699).

The village is also inhabited by Orthodox believers and Catholics. They joke that they have three Sundays: “Muslims start celebrating on Friday, Jews on Saturday, and Catholics and Orthodox on Sunday… There are many holidays and there is no time to work, because out of respect for your neighbor, you should celebrate with him.” ;)

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Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Jasna Góra, Częstochowa, Poland (part 2)

The buildings of the monastery complex that have survived to this day began to be built in the 15th century. Gothic is, among others, presbytery of the Jasna Góra basilica. In the 17th century, the monastery was fortified according to the most modern patterns of the time and the whole structure was rebuilt in the baroque style. Most of the basilica and the chapel of the Miraculous Image, the chapel of St. Anthony, the tower, the refectory and the so-called Knight's Hall come from this period. The 18th-century decor includes, among others: a library with approximately 15,000 incunabula, manuscripts and old prints. An important facility built in the 20th century is the Chapel of Memory of the Nation, which serves as a mausoleum. Valuable votive offerings of supplication and thanksgiving are collected in the Jasna Góra Treasury, which is located above the sacristy. The Museum of the 600th Anniversary of Jasna Góra, opened in 1982, is also worth visiting. The figures of Father Augustyn Kordecki, the Primate of the Millennium - Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Pope John Paul II were honored at Jasna Góra with impressive monuments.

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