104:
246:
228:
255:
237:
219:
115:
17:
126:
style, according to instructions issued by
Feliksa Kozłowska and conveyed by Bishop Maria Michał Kowalski. All technical aspects of the plans were supervised and corrected by two experienced architect and engineer Mariavite priests, Wacław Przysiecki and Feliks Szymanowski.
154:
who reigneth over all nations". On top each of its three slim steeples are crowns, with three more on the central steeple and one on each of the side ones.
276:
75:. It is also the focus of pilgrimages by followers of the Mariavite Church. The main religious celebration occurs on August 15, the date of the
335:
325:
200:
where
Mariavite clergy sit during religious services. The doors, pews and floors of the Temple of Mercy and Charity are all carved in solid
157:
The exterior is grey/blue in colour, whereas inside, it is full of natural light and dazzling white. The interior is free of any excessive
330:
95:. The temple's construction took place from 1911 to 1914 and was financed chiefly from collections from the Mariavite community.
103:
207:
In addition to the remains of
Feliksa Kozłowska, the Temple crypt also houses the tombs of several Mariavite bishops.
142:
adorned by four angels, each measuring almost 4 feet in height. The following sentence is carved underneath:
76:
72:
320:
165:. The focus of the building is to direct attention solely towards the main altar in the centre of the
315:
158:
186:
92:
68:
8:
190:
178:
182:
147:
64:
37:
151:
29:
254:
245:
236:
227:
189:, continuously present in the church signified by the fervent adoration of the
218:
309:
291:
278:
268:
52:
197:
174:
88:
194:
162:
139:
123:
91:
with two annexes which was purchased in 1902 by the movement's founder
170:
135:
40:
108:
44:
166:
114:
48:
71:, as well as a memorial plaque commemorating its first leader
181:
are fixed to the baldaquin's front to symbolize that in the
79:, which also coincides with the consecration of the church.
16:
201:
144:"Adorujmy Chrystusa Króla panującego nad narodami"
307:
138:. Perched on top of the main dome is a gigantic
107:Main altar in the Temple of Mercy and Charity,
87:The church was built on the site of a small
63:The Temple is the religious center of the
113:
102:
15:
308:
336:Independent Catholic church buildings
67:and contains the tomb of its founder
134:- shaped plan to symbolize the word
118:Inside the square dome of the Temple
20:Temple of Mercy and Charity in Płock
122:The Temple was designed in English
13:
193:. On either side of the altar are
14:
347:
326:Buildings and structures in Płock
262:
130:The church itself is built on an
331:Churches in Masovian Voivodeship
253:
244:
235:
226:
217:
173:rests on top of four pillars. A
34:Świątynia Miłosierdzia i Miłości
98:
58:
185:, the highest authority is in
1:
77:Assumption of the Virgin Mary
150:translates as "Let us adore
7:
26:Temple of Mercy and Charity
10:
352:
210:
82:
73:Jan Maria Michał Kowalski
51:. It is located near the
119:
111:
33:
21:
117:
106:
19:
292:52.5475°N 19.6803°E
288: /
321:Churches in Poland
120:
112:
22:
269:Gallery of photos
191:Blessed Sacrament
179:Keys of St. Peter
93:Feliksa Kozłowska
69:Feliksa Kozłowska
343:
316:Mariavite Church
303:
302:
300:
299:
298:
297:52.5475; 19.6803
293:
289:
286:
285:
284:
281:
257:
248:
239:
230:
221:
183:Mariavite Church
65:Mariavite Church
351:
350:
346:
345:
344:
342:
341:
340:
306:
305:
296:
294:
290:
287:
282:
279:
277:
275:
274:
265:
258:
249:
240:
231:
222:
213:
152:Christ the King
101:
85:
61:
12:
11:
5:
349:
339:
338:
333:
328:
323:
318:
272:
271:
264:
263:External links
261:
260:
259:
252:
250:
243:
241:
234:
232:
225:
223:
216:
212:
209:
100:
97:
84:
81:
60:
57:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
348:
337:
334:
332:
329:
327:
324:
322:
319:
317:
314:
313:
311:
304:
301:
270:
267:
266:
256:
251:
247:
242:
238:
233:
229:
224:
220:
215:
214:
208:
205:
203:
199:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
159:ornamentation
155:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
128:
125:
116:
110:
105:
96:
94:
90:
80:
78:
74:
70:
66:
56:
54:
53:Vistula River
50:
46:
42:
39:
35:
31:
27:
18:
273:
206:
156:
143:
131:
129:
121:
99:Architecture
86:
62:
59:Significance
25:
23:
295: /
175:papal tiara
169:. A gilded
163:side altars
161:and has no
146:, which in
47:in central
310:Categories
283:19°40′49″E
280:52°32′51″N
140:monstrance
124:Neo-Gothic
171:baldaquin
136:Eucharist
41:cathedral
38:Mariavite
177:and the
211:Gallery
148:English
83:History
36:) is a
198:stalls
195:Gothic
167:temple
49:Poland
30:Polish
187:Jesus
109:Płock
89:manor
45:Płock
24:The
202:oak
43:in
312::
204:.
55:.
32::
132:E
28:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_(Temple_of_Mercy_and_Charity,_Plock)_(3).jpg)
