Church of Assumption of Blessed Virgin and St Anthony of Padua in Milejów

About

The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St Anthony of Padua is a parish church in Milejów, Lublin Voivodeship, in the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lublin, Poland.

Efforts to church in Milejów started with the beginning of the nineteenth century, and took it as the first Helena Suffczyńskich Chrapowicka. Since, however, he died before completing the work, took the initiative and Antoni Stanislaw counts Rostworowscy.

Milejów church was built in the years 1855 — 1859, and its architect was Konstanty Hendiger from Krasnystaw. The temple was consecrated by Bishop Walenty Baranowski on 2 October 1859. In the sacristy is the act of consecration of the church.

In the years 1990 — 1996 the efforts of the parish priest, Jan Kalinowski, and expanded the church parishioners. According to the then-new layout of the church was a part of the nave, the old presbytery, a former altar of the Blessed Sacrament chapel. In 2006, a new section contains a stone altar, and since then the sanctuary is located in that part.

Important events in the history of the church

- 21 April 1855 r. — Commencement of construction;

- 1856 — completion of one of the documents (most likely); usually it is given, however, 1859; the consecration of the temple of October 2, 1859 year by the Bishop Valentine Baranowski;

- approx. 1902 — 1904 — Rostworowscy return from Rome, where they brought the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and the baptismal font and altar stone;

- 1907 — insertion of three stained glass: "St. Anthony","St. Victor" and "Mary, Queen of the Polish Crown";

- 1915 — robbing bells by the Austrians;

- 1928 — building a new tower on the site destroyed during the mating sheet galvanized;

- 1946 — suspension bell "Mary" – a vote milejowian the experience of World War II;

- 1990 — 1996 — expansion of the church;

- 2006 — transfer of the altar to the new part;

- 2008 — 2016 – the renewal of all movable monuments located in the church thanks to the efforts of the parish priest, Andrzej Juźko.

- 21 April 1855 r. — Commencement of construction;

- 1856 — completion of one of the documents (most likely); usually it is given, however, 1859; the consecration of the temple of October 2, 1859 year by the Bishop Valentine Baranowski;

- approx. 1902 — 1904 — Rostworowscy return from Rome, where they brought the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and the baptismal font and altar stone;

- 1907 — insertion of three stained glass: "St. Anthony","St. Victor" and "Mary, Queen of the Polish Crown";

- 1915 — robbing bells by the Austrians;