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The church in Niepokalanów, devoted to the BVM the Immaculate, the Omni-mediatress of All Glories, was designed by the architect from Cracow - Zygmunt Gawlik. It was built between 1948-1954, in difficult times for Poland. In June 1950 it become a parish church for a new parish in Niepokalanów. Three-nave church can accommodate up to five thousand people. The height of the church tower is 47 m. Three massive, double winged doors hold symbols of the most famous places of Marian apparitions around the world. In April 1980, Pope John Paul II granted the church the title of the ''basilica minor''. == Plans and construction of the church == The first idea to build a new church in Niepokalanów (or at least a large chapel), appeared before the Second World War. In 1933 the magazine "Rycerz Niepokalanej" ("The Knight of the Immaculate") wrote: ''It is necessary to build a new chapel, or - as some of the readers want - the church, because there is no room to accommodate all of us''. Unfortunately, at that time, the Franciscans did not have adequate funds to start the building. Construction plans were prepared and approved in December 1938 in Warsaw. An external company was hired for analysis of the land on which the church was to stand. In May 1939, there was blessed a cross on the square assigned for building the church. The outbreak of war in September 1939, stopped the work for a long time. After the war, in June 1948, the first brick was put for the building of a new church. The design was made by the architect Zygmunt Gawlik. The church, devoted to the BVM the Immaculate, the Omni-mediatress of All Glories, could hold up to 5000 people. It was consecrated on the 3rd of October 1954 by bishop Wacław Majewski, who replaced the imprisoned cardinal Stefan Wyszyński. Professional co-friars worked at decoration of the interior of the church: sculptors, stonemasons, blacksmiths and so on. Many of the sculptures were made by artist-friar Maurycy Kowalewski, with the help of friar Abel Dziełyński and the other friars. On the church tower there were mounted four clock bells, named: ''Knight of the Immaculata, Maximilian, Francis'' and ''Anthony''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Basilica of the Omni-mediatress of All Glories」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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