Post-Bernardine Church

The post-Bernardine church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the oldest in Gołańcza. This architectural gem is the only remnant of the former monastery complex.

It was built around 1500 in the Gothic style. Its reconstruction, or rather expansion, was started around 1652 by Jan Wojciech Smogulecki, known as Olbracht. However, these works were interrupted by the Swedish invasion. The reconstruction was completed in the years 1695 - 1700 by another heir, Marcin Smogulecki.

In 1739, during a fire, the first floor and the tower of the monastery burned down. After this fire, the then owner of Gołańcza, Marianna Malechowska, rebuilt the tower. By the way, on the south side, she built the chapel of the Virgin Mary. The second chapel, on the north side, was added a dozen or so years later, in 1752, by Piotr Raczyński from Białośliwia. And thanks to these two investments, the church was given the shape of a cross.

In 1827, the Prussian authorities secularized the monastery. The last monks were transferred and the order was dissolved two years later. And his goods were allocated to the Protestant church. Finally, in 1869, the Prussian authorities demolished the monastery and liquidated the monastery cemetery. It was only renovated at the end of the 1960s.

Post-Bernardine Church
Post-Bernardine Church

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To listen to the history of monuments as part of the "Discover History" project, you need to follow a few simple steps. Below, we present a short, step-by-step "user manual" to provide a relatively simple way to access the mini-auditions.

STEP 1

You need a smartphone with a camera. The camera lens should be pointed at the information plaque located next to the monument. Below is a view of the plaque itself and its example location next to the Karol Musioł monument in Opole.

STEP 2

After pointing your smartphone's camera at the QR code located on the right side of the plaque, the app's welcome screen will appear, followed by a screen with the name, photo of the monument, and the "START" button.

STEP 3

The "START" button starts the audio recording process.
Your smartphone will prompt you with the next steps after you listen to the story or pause it. Please keep an eye on your smartphone screen!

STEP 4

Other available options: brief information about the monument, author of the text and recording, list of other monuments in the city included in the "Discover History" project, downloadable map of monuments, video, and social media links


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