The Evangelical-Unionist community of the village of Wilczak (then ”Printzenthal”) was subordinated to the parish of the Okole village, on the northern side of the Bydgoszcz Canal. From 1898 on, Wilczak parishioners began to champion the creation of their own parish. The latter was established in 1900: it comprised the communes of Wilczak, Miedzyń, and part of Prądy.
The Evangelical-Unionist community of the village of Wilczak (then ”Printzenthal”) was subordinated to the parish of the Okole village, on the northern side of the Bydgoszcz Canal. From 1898 on, Wilczak parishioners began to champion the creation of their own parish. The latter was established in 1900: it comprised the communes of Wilczak, Miedzyń, and part of Prądy.
The next step was to obtain a building plot between [[Nakielska Street in Bydgoszcz|Nakielska Street]] and the [[Bydgoszcz Canal|Bydgoszcz Canal]], build a pastor’s house (1902-1904, currently defunct) and a church. Their efforts to establish their own church were crowned with success thanks to the efforts of the first parish priest, Bótticher, and a parish council composed of influential figures. Among them were Mertens, the railway secretary, and Liptau, one of the district board members.
was between Nakielska Street and the Bydgoszcz Canal , a pastor’s house (1902-1904 to church thanks to the of the first parish priest, Bótticher and Mertens, railway secretary, and Liptau, one of the district board members.
The design for the temple, authored by the royal district construction inspector, Ismar Hermann, was created in 1904. It was then submitted to [[Berlin]] where it was approved at the Ministry of Public Works by [[Oskar Hossfeld|Friedrich Oskar Hossfeld]] – architect and supervisor of all religious construction work in the areas under Prussian rule. Simultaneously, with the participation of the same authors and approvers, the design for the now-defunct [[Martin Luther Church in Bydgoszcz|Martin Luther Evangelical Church]] for the parish of [[Szwederowo]] was completed. The main contractor for the construction work was [[Bydgoszcz]]a businessman [[Carl Rose (architect)|Carl Rose]]<ref>The contract between the architect and the contractor for the churches in Wilczak and Szwederów was signed on the same day, October 13, 1904.</ref>
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Construction of the main body of the church was completed in 1905, and finishing work and furnishing the church continued into 1906.
Remarkably, the same duo of architects (Hermann and Hossfeld) worked simultaneously on the design for the now-defunct ”Martin Luther Church” in the parish of [[Szwederowo district, Bydgoszcz|Szwederowo]]. The contractor for both edifices was Bydgoszcz builder businessman [[Bydgoszcz_Architects_(1850–1970s)#Carl_Rose|Carl Rose]]. The main body of Wilczak church was completed in 1905 and the final construction continued through the year 1906.
The church served the German community of the [[Evangelical-Union Churches|Evangelical-Union Church]] until 1945, although the best years for the development of the parish and congregation ended with the outbreak of [[World War I|World War I]]. The last parish priest in the 1930s and presumably until 1945 was Pastor Hans Staffehl, who simultaneously led the parish in [[Okole (Bydgoszcz)|Okole]]. After the Germans left Bydgoszcz, the church was devastated. On February 2, 1945, the city authorities (Citizens’ Committee of the City of Bydgoszcz) transferred it to the parish of Holy Trinity Church in Bydgoszcz for Catholic use (the consecration took place on June 15, 1945). Initially, it served as a branch church for the residents of Wilczak (Bydgoszcz) and Jara (Bydgoszcz) Jara. August 24<ref>The history of the church displayed in the porch incorrectly stated June 24, 1946 – on August 24, 1946, other new parishes in Bydgoszcz were also established, including St. Peter and Paul.</ref> 1946 Cardinal [[August Hlond]] issued a decree establishing the Parish of Divine Mercy on October 1, 1946 (Fr. Feliks Małecki became the parish priest and held this position until 1982). At that time, the interior of the church was adapted to the celebration of the Catholic liturgy. The entire interior was changed, and the church was equipped with a new [[organ]], three new [[altars]] (the main altar, the [[Image of Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn|Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn]] and [[Antoni Padewski|St. Anthony]] – all created by sculptor Kazimierz Lipiński), and five [[confessionals]]s. The side [[Masterpiece|galleries]] were also removed, retaining only the one above the main entrance. The oak main altar, designed in the form of a folk triptych and featuring linden bas-reliefs depicting the Merciful Jesus, Andrzej Bobola, and Mary Magdalene, was installed on December 7, 1947. The pulpit features a bas-relief depicting Jesus with Mary and Martha. In addition to the aforementioned altars, K. Lipiński also created a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The church served the German community of the [[Evangelical-Union Churches|Evangelical-Union Church]] until 1945, although the best years for the development of the parish and congregation ended with the outbreak of [[World War I|World War I]]. The last parish priest in the 1930s and presumably until 1945 was Pastor Hans Staffehl, who simultaneously led the parish in [[Okole (Bydgoszcz)|Okole]]. After the Germans left Bydgoszcz, the church was devastated. On February 2, 1945, the city authorities (Citizens’ Committee of the City of Bydgoszcz) transferred it to the parish of Holy Trinity Church in Bydgoszcz for Catholic use (the consecration took place on June 15, 1945). Initially, it served as a branch church for the residents of Wilczak (Bydgoszcz) and Jara (Bydgoszcz) Jara. August 24<ref>The history of the church displayed in the porch incorrectly stated June 24, 1946 – on August 24, 1946, other new parishes in Bydgoszcz were also established, including St. Peter and Paul.</ref> 1946 Cardinal [[August Hlond]] issued a decree establishing the Parish of Divine Mercy on October 1, 1946 (Fr. Feliks Małecki became the parish priest and held this position until 1982). At that time, the interior of the church was adapted to the celebration of the Catholic liturgy. The entire interior was changed, and the church was equipped with a new [[organ]], three new [[altars]] (the main altar, the [[Image of Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn|Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn]] and [[Antoni Padewski|St. Anthony]] – all created by sculptor Kazimierz Lipiński), and five [[confessionals]]s. The side [[Masterpiece|galleries]] were also removed, retaining only the one above the main entrance. The oak main altar, designed in the form of a folk triptych and featuring linden bas-reliefs depicting the Merciful Jesus, Andrzej Bobola, and Mary Magdalene, was installed on December 7, 1947. The pulpit features a bas-relief depicting Jesus with Mary and Martha. In addition to the aforementioned altars, K. Lipiński also created a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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20th-century Catholic church in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Church in Bydgoszcz, Poland
The Church of the Divine Mercy is a Catholic church in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It is located at 68 Nakielska street in the district of Wilczak, 200 metres (660 ft) south of the Bydgoszcz Canal. The building has been registered on the Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage list since 10 June 1998 (Nr. A-507/1).[1]
The construction of the church took place in the context of the intensive development of Protestant religious buildings in Bydgoszcz (then Bromberg) and its suburbs at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, there were already eight Protestant churches in the area, mostly in the red brick Neo-Gothic style.
The Evangelical-Unionist community of the village of Wilczak (then Printzenthal) was subordinated to the parish of the Okole village, on the northern side of the Bydgoszcz Canal. From 1898 on, Wilczak parishioners began to champion the creation of their own parish. The latter was established in 1900: it comprised the communes of Wilczak, Miedzyń, and part of Prądy.
A plot of land was subsequently obtained, between Nakielska Street (then called Nakelerstraße ) and the Bydgoszcz Canal. There, a pastor’s house (currently non existent) was built (1902-1904). The community did not stop there, as the ultimate goal was to get approval to erect a church on this parcel. The efforts were rewarded, thanks to the combined activities of the first parish priest, Bótticher and the influential members composing the parish council: Mr Mertens, a railway secretary, and Mr Liptau, one of the district board members.
Ismar Hermann, then Prussian royal district construction inspector, penned the design of the temple in 1904. Submitted to Berlin authorities, it was approved at the Ministry of Public Works by Oskar Hossfeld, the architect and supervisor of all religious construction work in the Prussian Empire.[2] Oskar Hossfeld was also the designer of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bydgoszcz in 1913.
Remarkably, the same duo of architects (Hermann and Hossfeld) worked simultaneously on the design for the now-defunct Martin Luther Church in the parish of Szwederowo. The contractor for both edifices was Bydgoszcz builder businessman Carl Rose. The main body of Wilczak church was completed in 1905 and the final construction continued through the year 1906.
The church served the German community of the Evangelical-Union Church until 1945, although the best years for the development of the parish and congregation ended with the outbreak of World War I. The last parish priest in the 1930s and presumably until 1945 was Pastor Hans Staffehl, who simultaneously led the parish in Okole. After the Germans left Bydgoszcz, the church was devastated. On February 2, 1945, the city authorities (Citizens’ Committee of the City of Bydgoszcz) transferred it to the parish of Holy Trinity Church in Bydgoszcz for Catholic use (the consecration took place on June 15, 1945). Initially, it served as a branch church for the residents of Wilczak (Bydgoszcz) and Jara (Bydgoszcz) Jara. August 24[3] 1946 Cardinal August Hlond issued a decree establishing the Parish of Divine Mercy on October 1, 1946 (Fr. Feliks Małecki became the parish priest and held this position until 1982). At that time, the interior of the church was adapted to the celebration of the Catholic liturgy. The entire interior was changed, and the church was equipped with a new organ, three new altars (the main altar, the Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn and St. Anthony – all created by sculptor Kazimierz Lipiński), and five confessionalss. The side galleries were also removed, retaining only the one above the main entrance. The oak main altar, designed in the form of a folk triptych and featuring linden bas-reliefs depicting the Merciful Jesus, Andrzej Bobola, and Mary Magdalene, was installed on December 7, 1947. The pulpit features a bas-relief depicting Jesus with Mary and Martha. In addition to the aforementioned altars, K. Lipiński also created a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Currently, the church remains unchanged from its original exterior, but the park surrounding the church, with its regularly marked paths, extensive lawns stretching towards the Bydgoszcz Canal, and the ornately landscaped area in front of the front façade, has ceased to exist.
- ^ a b Miasto Bydgoszcz (7 December 2020). ZABYTKI NIERUCHOME WPISANE DO REJESTRU ZABYTKÓW [MONUMENTS ENTERED INTO THE REGISTER OF MONUMENTS] (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Miasto Bydgoszcz. pp. 2, 3.
- ^ Kuberska, Inga (1998). Architektura sakralna Bydgoszczy w okresie historyzmu. Materiały do dziejów kultury i sztuki Bydgoszczy i regionu. Zeszyt 3 [Bydgoszcz’s sacred architecture in the historicist period. [century] Materials for the history of culture and art in Bydgoszcz and the region. Issue 3] (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: PRACOWNIA DOKUMENTACJI I POPULARYZACJI ZABYTKÓW WOJEWÓDZKIEGO OŚRODKA KULTURY W BYDGOSZCZY. pp. 61–82.
- ^ The history of the church displayed in the porch incorrectly stated June 24, 1946 – on August 24, 1946, other new parishes in Bydgoszcz were also established, including St. Peter and Paul.
- Parucka, Krystyna (2008). Zabytki Bydgoszczy – minikatalog [Monuments of Bydgoszcz – mini-catalogue.] (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Tifen.
- Derenda, Jerzy (2006). Piękna stara Bydgoszcz – tom I z serii Bydgoszcz miasto na Kujawach. Praca zbiorowa [Beautiful Old Bydgoszcz – Volume I of the series Bydgoszcz, a city in Kujawy. Collective work.] (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy.
- Kuberska, Inga (1998). Architektura sakralna Bydgoszczy w okresie historyzmu. Materiały do dziejów kultury i sztuki Bydgoszczy i regionu. Zeszyt 3 [Bydgoszcz’s sacred architecture in the historicist period. [century] Materials for the history of culture and art in Bydgoszcz and the region. Issue 3] (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: PRACOWNIA DOKUMENTACJI I POPULARYZACJI ZABYTKÓW WOJEWÓDZKIEGO OŚRODKA KULTURY W BYDGOSZCZY. pp. 61–82.
- Derkowska-Kostkowska, Bogna; Winter, Piotr (1998). Z historii zboru ewangelickiego na Wilczaku. Kalendarz Bydgoski [From the history of the Evangelical congregation in Wilczak. Bydgoszcz Calendar] (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy. pp. 219–225.
