Church of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Monastery of Reformed Franciscans
The Church of Reformed Franciscans constitutes a single complex with a monastery and a belfry. Altogether, these structures form an internal yard with a well composed pavement and plants, with entrances leading to individual parts, including wide stairs descending to the chapel. A two-level church, consisting of two shifted structures. A monumental cross has been installed along their line of junction. Covering with pent roofs of different slopes, with two triangular lucarnes. Entrance through a dynamically emphasised “portico”, placed asymmetrically, in front of the
altar. The interior is aisleless. The atmosphere is created by illumination from the skylight and chandeliers and by the wooden finishing. In the front, stained-glass windows with religious scenes (Jerzy Skąpski). The individually designed interiors constitute a distinguishing feature of the church. The “icon-style” Stations of the Cross end with a rectangular wooden “panneau” — the altar wall, containing images associated with St. Francis (Jerzy Nowosielski). The tabernacle and the baptismal font have been made by Bolesław Chromy. The complex fits into the neighbouring
housing without dominating it. It is an example of post-war Late Modern architecture on a small scale, with raw and expressive architectural details, distinguished by the concrete belfry, which is moderate and yet expressive in its dynamics.