Attractions and Places To See around gmina Sochaczew - Top 20

Unfortunately, on a weekday, before noon, the church is closed.

It is a Gothic-Renaissance three-nave basilica, the result of the reconstruction of the original Gothic church, flanked by three large, cylindrical towers – two in the western corners, framing a wide narthex, and one above the presbytery apse, with a gallery in the tower above the presbytery. The barrel vault is decorated with a coffered network of repeating rectangular motifs and covered with rich polychrome. A two-story tunnel porch with embrasures runs around the church. The church was founded by Jan Brochowski of the Prawdzic coat of arms – a Warsaw soldier and owner of the village – and his family; it was built between 1551 and 1561 by the renowned mason Jan Baptista of Venice, active in Mazovia (he built or rebuilt churches in Brok, Płock, and Pułtusk, among others). The church's defensive character is emphasized by its three towers, which dominate the surrounding area like the castle's towers. It was also rebuilt later, including after 1655, thanks to the efforts of Albert Adrian Lasocki. It was during this time that the brick bastion walls surrounding the church grounds were built. Remnants of the moat still survive on the Bzura River side. Inside, above the side aisles, is a long porch, which allowed for a connection between the towers. Typical of the style of John Baptist of Venice is the barrel vault with a grid of decorative coffered ribs in the form of circles and rectangles.

The name of the village of Mikołajew probably comes from the Mikołajewski family, who have lived in these areas since ancient times. At the end of the 16th century, the village was called Mikołajewo. The first mention of the village dates back to 1603. At that time, the bishop of Poznań, Wawrzyniec Goślicki, visiting the parish of Sochaczew, came to Mikołajew to see the local branch chapel-church of the Holy Trinity. On 26 July 1815, a foundation was established for the construction of a church. According to its provisions, the inventory of the chapel in Skotniki was designated for the parish church, while councilor Netrebski undertook to build a church in Mikołajew and allocate appropriate funds to support the priest and his successors. By decree of 20 November 1815, Primate Raczyński established the parish of Saints John and Paul, martyrs, in Mikołajew, which included, among others, villages: Mikołajew, Kawęczyn, Skotniki and Strugi, excluded from the Sochaczew parish. The first administrator was the parish priest from Szymanów, Fr. Melchior Gromulski.

Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord from 1676. Built in Miedniewice as a chapel of St. Michael the Archangel by Mikołaj Wiktoryn Grudziński. Moved to its current location in 1737 at the initiative of Goszczyński, general of the Polish army. Renovated in 1909 – foundation of Count Sobański. Expanded in 1934–38 according to the design of architects Kazimierz Wędrowski and B. Kowal – addition of a tower and extension of the nave. Renovated in the 1950s and 1970s and thoroughly since 2004 with the discovery of old polychrome.

place of baptism of Frederic Chopin

How can you not recommend this place? A beautiful and unique church, I finally managed to see it, unfortunately there was a funeral going on.

In 1810 in the basilica of St. John the Baptist and Saint Fryderyk Chopin was baptized in Roch in Brochów. Four years earlier, his parents were married here, and his eldest sister, Ludwika, took her wedding oath in the basilica in 1832.

The history of this place famous for its miracles begins in 1674, when Jakub Trojańczyk, a pious farmer from Miedniewice, bought a small picture (woodcut) of the Holy Family at the fair in Studzianna. Returning home, he placed it on a wooden pole on which the roof of the barn was supported. Soon, at the beginning of 1675, apparitions began in the barn of a poor peasant, when in the evenings and in the mornings people saw a strange glow over the barn. It seemed to be a fire and people were rushing to help. These phenomena gathered large crowds of curious people, who then willingly and zealously devoted themselves to prayer, entrusting themselves to the protection of Our Lady of the Holy Family. Many of them left healed and comforted. The fame of the painting spread quickly, causing a large influx of people to the poor barn and its conversion into a House of Prayer. According to sources, the then owner of Miedniewice, Mikołaj Wiktoryn Grudziński, a pious and righteous man, requests the Bishop of Poznań, Stefan Wierzbowski from Wielki Chrząstowo, to appoint a commission to investigate the miracles reported about the image. The commission met three times (in 1675, 1676 and 1677) After reading and analyzing the description of the events, Bishop Wierzbowski issued a ruling recognizing and approving the miracles performed in the Medniewice painting. In 1677, the staroste M.W. Grudziński, with the consent of Bishop Wierzbowski, dismantled the wooden barn and began building a chapel. The oak tree on which the miraculous painting was hung has survived to this day. You can see and touch it at the back of the main altar. Due to the inflow of an increasing number of pilgrims, the then owner of the village, M.W. Grudziński, began to make efforts to ensure that monks would permanently take care of this holy place. On March 19, 1686, the Reformed monks were ceremonially introduced to the wooden monastery. On July 1, 1692, the construction of a brick monastery began and was completed in 1702. Numerous miracles and graces experienced before the image of the Holy Family attracted many people to Miedniewice. In this situation, yes. The Reformed monks began building the current brick temple. from: http://www.miedniewice.franciszkanie-warszawa.pl/rys-historyczny/