Discover Jaminy

• In 1755, Princess Teodora Sapieżyńska founded the parish’s first church, dedicated to Saint Matthew the Apostle.
• A cross beside the church commemorates 24 residents who were shot by the Germans on June 20, 1944.
• The 2006 route description mentions Jaminy between Wrotki and Czarniewo on the cycling route from Jaziewo to Sztabin.

The story begins with the founding of the parish’s first church: Princess Teodora Sapieżyńska had it built in 1755 and dedicated to Saint Matthew the Apostle. The small church burned down in 1789. The following year, parishioners built a small chapel with a thatched roof, two altars, a pulpit, and a baptismal font.

The sequence of years helps distinguish the two construction events: the chapel was built after the first church burned down. Visitors interested in local religious history can follow a specific chronology here, from 1755 through the fire to the new building the following year.

The church in Jaminy has three altars. The main altar features an image of the Holy Trinity, with an image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel above it; the furnishings also include twelve figures of the holy apostles. This specifies both the number of altars and several concrete images.

While the building’s history tells of its founding, the fire, and the construction of the chapel, the focus here is on the church’s furnishings: the image of the Trinity, Our Lady of Mount Carmel above it, and the figures of the apostles. These details give travelers interested in religious art and history a specific way to connect with Jaminy.

The cross commemorates 24 residents who were shot by the Germans on June 20, 1944. The number and exact date make the memorial’s purpose specific; this place of remembrance is also clearly distinct from the older chapters of the church’s history. Alongside its building history, Jaminy thus also bears witness to an event from the Second World War.

A municipal route description from 2006 names the cycling route from Jaziewo to Sztabin and takes it from Wrotki via Jaminy to Czarniewo. In this described sequence, Jaminy lies between Wrotki and Czarniewo. The date is important if you use the route for your own ride: check the current route beforehand.

The route information adds a specific sequence of places to the historical themes, without giving a distance or travel time. For your planning, the order of the places mentioned is therefore especially relevant. If you want to follow the cycling route further, the description places Jaminy between Wrotki and Czarniewo.

In a historical description of the landscape, the forest between the Netta and Biebrza rivers was called Puszcza Jaminy. The name is therefore a historical landscape designation.

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What was in the chapel built in 1790?

Parishioners built a small thatched chapel with two altars, a pulpit, and a baptismal font.

Which images are mentioned at the main altar?

The main altar features an image of the Holy Trinity, with an image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel above it, as well as twelve figures of the holy apostles.

Which places are named on the cycling route from Jaziewo to Sztabin?

The municipal route description from 2006 goes from Wrotki via Jaminy to Czarniewo.

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