Chapel of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe

Chapel of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe
Kaplica św. Maksymiliana Marii Kolbego (Polish)
Rectoral chapel
49°33′21″N 22°12′4.8″E / 49.55583°N 22.201333°E / 49.55583; 22.201333
LocationSanok, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Address10 Zagrody Street
Country Poland
DenominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipRoman Catholic
Websitemaksymilian.przemyska.pl
History
DedicationMaximilian Kolbe
Administration
ParishParish of the Transfiguration

Chapel of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe is a Roman Catholic chapel located within the Parish of the Transfiguration in Sanok, Poland.[1]

The chapel is situated at 10 Zagrody Street, in the southern part of the Downtown district, above the Płowiecki Stream.[2]

History

The chapel occupies a site that was part of a 34-hectare agricultural estate owned by the Franciscan friars in Sanok.[3][4] On 8 May 1950, communist authorities of the Polish People's Republic nationalized this land without compensation.[4] The monastery retained only 194 ares (approximately 2 hectares) on the city center side of the railway line,[3] which included farm buildings, a residential house, and a garden.[4] In 1973, half of this remaining land, including farm buildings and part of the garden, was expropriated with compensation, and the site was used to build the First General High School in Sanok.[3][4]

In 1973, Bishop Tadeusz Błaszkiewicz issued a decree establishing a public chapel in the former residential building.[4] The chapel was dedicated by Bishop Błaszkiewicz on 3 February 1974[4][5] and opened that year, primarily serving youth and the elderly.[4]

On 15 December 1983, the Franciscan Provincial Chapter, and on 28 December 1983, the Przemyśl Bishop's Curia, agreed to transfer the chapel to the Archdiocese of Przemyśl.[6]

On 24 March 1984, Father Krzysztof Pacześniak was appointed rector of the chapel, assuming the role in July 1984 after serving in the Parish of the Transfiguration.[6] Since 1981, he had been a chaplain at the Sanok Specialist Hospital,[7] and from September 1984, he also served as a catechist at the nearby First High School.[5][6]

On 14 March 1985, Bishop Ignacy Tokarczuk visited the rectorate and decided to renovate a farm building to house the chapel.[6][8] During the renovations, the building was dedicated by Bishop Tadeusz Błaszkiewicz on 16 June 1985.[6]

In 2016, Father Krzysztof Pacześniak retired as rector.[9] Father Jacek Michno became the chapel's priest in 2016,[10][11] and was succeeded by Father Michał Kozak in 2019.[12][13][14]

Commemorations

A plaque in the chapel commemorates Grzegorz Przemyk (1964–1983). Initiated by Father Adam Sudoł,[15] it was installed by Marian Witalis and Marian Kunc.[7][16] Funded by school youth, it was unveiled on 30 May 1987.[17][18] The inscription, quoting Psalm 37:17, reads: "…the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous PS 37,17. To Grzegorz Przemyk, victim of violence and lawlessness. Sanok, May 1987. School Youth".[19] In the 20–31 July 1987 issue of Gazeta Sanocka – Autosan, editor-in-chief Wiesław Koszela protested the plaque's installation in an article titled Jeszcze jedna tablica i jeszcze jedno pytanie: w czyim imieniu? (Another Plaque and Another Question: In Whose Name?).[7][20][21]

On 15 August 2021, during the patronal feast, ceremonies marked the unveiling of a monument near the chapel commemorating victims of German concentration camps on the 80th anniversary of St. Maximilian Kolbe's death, as well as honoring his legacy around the chapel.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ "Historia parafii" [History of the Parish]. fara.sanok.pl (in Polish). 5 November 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Kontakt" [Contact]. maksymilian.sanok.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 8 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Szmyd, Otton (1978). "Klasztor OO. Franciszkanów w Sanoku" [Franciscan Monastery in Sanok]. Jubileusz 600-lecia OO. Franciszkanów w Sanoku [600th Anniversary of the Franciscans in Sanok] (in Polish). Sanok: Parafia Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego i Matki Bożej Pocieszenia. p. 1.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Szmyd, Otton (1978). "Gospodarstwo rolne OO. Franciszkanów w Sanoku" [Agricultural Estate of the Franciscans in Sanok]. Jubileusz 600-lecia OO. Franciszkanów w Sanoku [600th Anniversary of the Franciscans in Sanok] (in Polish). Sanok: Parafia Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego i Matki Bożej Pocieszenia. pp. 1–2.
  5. ^ a b Zając, Edward (1997). Parafia Przemienienia Pańskiego w Sanoku. W stulecie konsekracji 1897–1997 [Transfiguration Parish in Sanok. Centennial of Consecration 1897–1997] (in Polish). Sanok: Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna im. Grzegorza z Sanoka. pp. 84, 93. ISBN 83-905046-4-2.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Historia" [History]. maksymilian.sanok.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Sudoł, Adam (1999). Polska Ojczyzna moja. Część II [Poland, My Homeland. Part II] (in Polish). Sanok: Drukarnia Piast Kołodziej. pp. 13, 66.
  8. ^ Przystasz, Danuta (2004). "Wspomnienia osób świeckich. Przyjaciel, który potrafi słuchać" [Memories of Laypeople. A Friend Who Knows How to Listen]. Kapłan wielkiej odwagi. Jubileusz 60-lecia kapłaństwa księdza prałata Adama Sudoła [A Priest of Great Courage. 60th Anniversary of the Priesthood of Prelate Adam Sudoł] (in Polish). Sanok: Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku. p. 190. ISBN 83-919305-6-4.
  9. ^ "37 lat służył Ziemi Sanockiej" [37 Years of Service to the Sanok Land]. sanok.pl (in Polish). 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Kapłani" [Priests]. maksymilian.sanok.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Duszpasterze" [Pastors]. fara.sanok.pl (in Polish). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  12. ^ "XIX Niedziela zwykła" [19th Sunday in Ordinary Time]. maksymilian.przemyska.pl (in Polish). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Duszpasterze" [Pastors]. maksymilian.przemyska.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Kapelan szpitala" [Hospital Chaplain]. maksymilian.przemyska.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  15. ^ Kaczmarski, Krzysztof (2004). "Prześladowany. Działania Służby Bezpieczeństwa wobec księdza Adama Sudoła w latach 1957–1989" [Persecuted. Security Service Actions Against Fr. Adam Sudoł 1957–1989]. Kapłan wielkiej odwagi. Jubileusz 60-lecia kapłaństwa księdza prałata Adama Sudoła [A Priest of Great Courage. 60th Anniversary of the Priesthood of Prelate Adam Sudoł] (in Polish). Sanok: Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku. p. 246. ISBN 83-919305-6-4.
  16. ^ Nowak, Czesław. "Marian Witalis. Profil w bazie Encyklopedii Solidarności" [Marian Witalis. Profile in the Solidarity Encyclopedia]. encyklopedia-solidarnosci.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
  17. ^ Sudoł, Adam (2001). Wybór z Księgi Ogłoszeń Parafii Przemienienia Pańskiego w Sanoku (lata 1967–1995) [Selection from the Announcement Book of the Transfiguration Parish in Sanok (1967–1995)] (in Polish). Sanok: Piast Kołodziej. p. 253. ISBN 83-914224-7-X.
  18. ^ Oberc, Franciszek (1995). "Kalendarium sanockie 1974–1994" [Sanok Chronicle 1974–1994]. In Kiryk, Feliks (ed.). Sanok. Dzieje miasta [Sanok. History of the City] (in Polish). Kraków: Secesja. p. 958. ISBN 83-86077-57-3.
  19. ^ Oberc, Franciszek (1998). Pomniki i tablice pamiątkowe Sanoka [Monuments and Memorial Plaques of Sanok] (in Polish). Sanok: Dr. Wojciech Ślączka. p. 46. ISBN 83-909787-1-7. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014.
  20. ^ Koszela, Wiesław (20–31 July 1987). "Jeszcze jedna tablica i jeszcze jedno pytanie: w czyim imieniu?" [Another Plaque and Another Question: In Whose Name?]. Gazeta Sanocka – Autosan (in Polish). 21 (420): 3.
  21. ^ Kaczmarski, Krzysztof; Romaniak, Andrzej (2006). Kryptonim "Agresor". Ks. prałat Adam Sudoł w dokumentach Służby Bezpieczeństwa i Urzędu do Spraw Wyznań w latach 1957–1989 [Codename "Aggressor". Prelate Adam Sudoł in Security Service and Office for Religious Affairs Documents 1957–1989] (in Polish). Sanok: Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku. pp. 363–366. ISBN 83-60380-07-4.
  22. ^ "Odsłonięcie pomnika poświęconego ofiarom niemieckich obozów koncentracyjnych i św. Maksymilianowi Marii Kolbemu – Sanok, 15 sierpnia 2021" [Unveiling of the Monument Dedicated to Victims of German Concentration Camps and St. Maximilian Kolbe – Sanok, 15 August 2021]. rzeszow.ipn.gov.pl (in Polish). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  23. ^ Sztolf, Łukasz (20 August 2021). "Sanok. Odpust w rektoracie św. Maksymiliana" [Sanok. Patronal Feast at the St. Maximilian Rectorate]. przemyska.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 August 2021.
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