Poor Clares' Church, Bydgoszcz
| Poor Clares' Church | |
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| Order of Saint Clare's Church in Bydgoszcz | |
| Church of the Assumption in Bydgoszcz | |
| Polish: Kościół Klarysek pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Bydgoszczy | |
Poor Clares' Church or Church of the Assumption in Bydgoszcz
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| 53°7′27″N 18°0′11″E / 53.12417°N 18.00306°ECoordinates: 53°7′27″N 18°0′11″E / 53.12417°N 18.00306°E | |
| Location | Bydgoszcz |
| Country | Poland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Founded | 1582 |
| Dedication | Assumption of Mary |
| Dedicated | 21 September 1645 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | 601229 (reg.A/209), 31.03.1931 |
| Completed | 1645 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick |
The Church of the Poor Clares dedicated to Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (initially dedicated to the Holy Spirit, St. Adalbert, St.Clare and St. Barbara) is an historical church in Gdańska Street, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
The church stands in a prominent location at the junction of the Gdańska Street, the Mostowa Street, Jagiellońska street and Focha Street in downtown Bydgoszcz.
The origins of the church are associated with the arrival in 1615 of the sisters of the Order of Saint Clare in Bydgoszcz. On the place chosen by the Poor Clares stood a hospital church (Kościół stary Św. Ducha w Bydgoszczy) made of oak, dedicated to the Holy Spirit and erected on citizens donations in 1448. The decision to build a brick church on the site was made in 1522, but the actual work didn't start until 1582.
The construction of the new church used the superstructure of the hospital church standing here. Building the walls took approximately 8 years (until 1590), the interiors were completed in 1602. From 1602 to 1618, the construction was put on hold. It was only in 1615, after the establishment of the Convent of the Poor Clares in Bydgoszcz and a donation by the city council in 1616 of a land on the outskirts of Gdansk, that things really started. First were constructed the nave, then the former Holy Spirit's church became the base of the new church's choir. As a result, the new entrance of the church, much larger than the former one, was an ogival arch, joining the choir to the nave.
Over the years, the church has been enlarged according to the needs of the convent: hence the superstructure of the sacristy in the choir. In 1636, an altar funded by Anna Modlibogowa, from Kruszyn, was installed. The consecration of the enlarged church of the Holy Spirit happened on September 21, 1645; the ceremony was chaired by suffragan bishop Piotr Mieszkowski from Włocławek, assisted by the abbot of the Cistercian abbey of Koronowo. New patrons were then added, St. Wojciech, St. Clare and Saint Barbara. In addition, inside the altar were sealed relics of:
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