Draft:Saints Anne and James church in Przasnysz

Saints Anne and James church in Przasnysz
Saints Anne and James church in Przasnysz
General information
Architectural stylePost-Gothic
Town or cityPrzasnysz
CountryPoland
Construction started1588
Completed1618

Saints Anne and James church in Przasnysz (Polish: Kościół klasztorny pw. św. Jakuba i Anny w Przasnyszu) is an Roman Catholic church in Przasnysz, Poland. Initially it belonged to Bernardines, now it belongs to Passionists.

History edit

The Bernardine monastery in Przasnysz was founded by Paweł Kostka in 1586.[1] The first friars came in 1588.[1] The construction of the church was finished in 1620 and it was consecrated by auxiliary bishop of Płock Stanisław Starczewski in 1635.[1] The Bernardine monastery was closed in 1864 as a repression after the January Uprising.[1] Since 1923 the church and the monastery belongs to Passionists.[1]

The architecture of Saints Anne and James church in Przasnysz was modelled after the Late Gothic Bernardine church in Bydgoszcz and it represents the Post-Gothic style.

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Historia". Sanktuarium M. B. Niepokalanej Przewodniczki W Przasnyszu (in Polish). 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

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