Styków: Chapels and Church
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In Styków, older chapel architecture meets a modern church. Information about the construction of the Matki Boskiej Różańcowej Chapel dates back to before 1880; the village’s location, about three kilometres from the centre of Głogów Małopolski, is also useful for orientation.
Styków at a glance
- The Matki Boskiej Różańcowej Chapel served as a Mass chapel until 1990.
- An old chapel opposite the church dates from the mid-19th century.
- Construction of the modern church began in 1985 and was completed in 1988; Bishop Ignacy Tokarczuk blessed it that same year.
- Styków lies among remnants of the Sandomierz Forest.
What details do the chapels reveal?
The Matki Boskiej Różańcowej Chapel is built of brick and plastered. Pilasters and a broad eaves cornice articulate its walls; a square roof turret sits above the building. The entrance portal is rectangular. At the altar is an image of Our Lady of the Rosary between Saint Rose and Saint Dominic. This makes it possible to describe both the building’s exterior design and a specific motif in its interior.
Another chapel description highlights different forms: the old chapel opposite the church is rectangular, built of brick and plastered. Two semicircular windows are set in its side walls. The high roof is clad in boards and carries a roof turret topped with an iron cross. Its architectural features therefore differ distinctly from the pilasters and broad cornice of the Matki Boskiej Różańcowej Chapel.
The parish website gives 1880 as the year of construction; the parish history reports that resident Maciej Selwa had it built before 1880.
What is known about how the chapel was used?
The Matki Boskiej Różańcowej Chapel served as a Mass chapel until 1990. The parish history mentions May devotions and October devotions from the time of its foundation.
How did construction of the modern church proceed?
Construction of the church in Styków began in 1985 and was completed in 1988. Bishop Ignacy Tokarczuk blessed it in 1988. The church is described as modern and stands on level ground.
Together with the chapels, this church represents another chapter in the village’s history: the descriptions span a building from the mid-19th century, the chapel dated to before or to 1880, and the church built between 1985 and 1988. You can thus consider the different architectural styles and periods separately.
Where is Styków in its regional setting?
For a general sense of direction, the distance to the centre of Głogów Małopolski is useful: Styków is about three kilometres away. The village is also located among remnants of the Sandomierz Forest. If you are considering Styków as a travel destination, you can take both its local history and its surrounding landscape into account.
Discover more destinations: Strażów, Nienadówka, Bratkowice, Lubenia, Zaczernie, Głogów Małopolski, Hyżne, Górno.
FAQ
Until when did the Matki Boskiej Różańcowej Chapel serve as a Mass chapel?
It served as a Mass chapel until 1990.
Why are there different construction dates for the chapel?
The parish website gives 1880 as the year of construction; the parish history reports that Maciej Selwa had the chapel built before 1880.
When was the modern church in Styków built and blessed?
Construction began in 1985 and was completed in 1988. Bishop Ignacy Tokarczuk blessed the church in 1988.
For the higher-level travel overview: Rzeszowski.
