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Chapel of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe

Chapel of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe is a Roman Catholic chapel located within the Parish of the Transfiguration [pl] in Sanok, Poland.[1] The chapel is situated at 10 Zagrody Street, in the southern part of the Downtown [pl] district, above the Płowiecki Stream [pl].[2]

Chapel of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe
Kaplica św. Maksymiliana Marii Kolbego (Polish)
Rectoral chapel
Rectoral chapel
Map
Chapel of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe
49°33′21″N 22°12′4.8″E / 49.55583°N 22.201333°E / 49.55583; 22.201333
LocationSanok, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Address10 Zagrody Street
CountryPoland
DenominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipRoman Catholic
Websitemaksymilian.przemyska.pl
History
DedicationMaximilian Kolbe
Administration
ParishParish of the Transfiguration [pl]

History

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Interior of the chapel
Plaque commemorating Grzegorz Przemyk
Plaque dedicated to Father Wiesław Siwiec

The chapel occupies a site that was part of a 34-hectare agricultural estate owned by the Franciscan friars in Sanok.[3][4] On 8 May 1950, communist authorities of the Polish People's Republic nationalized this land without compensation.[4] The monastery retained only 194 ares (approximately 2 hectares) on the city center side of the railway line,[3] which included farm buildings, a residential house, and a garden.[4] In 1973, half of this remaining land, including farm buildings and part of the garden, was expropriated with compensation, and the site was used to build the First General High School [pl] in Sanok.[3][4]

In 1973, Bishop Tadeusz Błaszkiewicz [pl] issued a decree establishing a public chapel in the former residential building.[4] The chapel was dedicated by Bishop Błaszkiewicz on 3 February 1974[4][5] and opened that year, primarily serving youth and the elderly.[4]

On 15 December 1983, the Franciscan Provincial Chapter, and on 28 December 1983, the Przemyśl Bishop's Curia, agreed to transfer the chapel to the Archdiocese of Przemyśl.[6]

On 24 March 1984, Father Krzysztof Pacześniak was appointed rector of the chapel, assuming the role in July 1984 after serving in the Parish of the Transfiguration [pl].[6] Since 1981, he had been a chaplain at the Sanok Specialist Hospital,[7] and from September 1984, he also served as a catechist at the nearby First High School.[5][6]

On 14 March 1985, Bishop Ignacy Tokarczuk visited the rectorate and decided to renovate a farm building to house the chapel.[6][8] During the renovations, the building was dedicated by Bishop Tadeusz Błaszkiewicz on 16 June 1985.[6]

In 2016, Father Krzysztof Pacześniak retired as rector.[9] Father Jacek Michno became the chapel's priest in 2016,[10][11] and was succeeded by Father Michał Kozak in 2019.[12][13][14]

Commemorations

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A plaque in the chapel commemorates Grzegorz Przemyk (1964–1983). Initiated by Father Adam Sudoł [pl],[15] it was installed by Marian Witalis [pl] and Marian Kunc [pl].[7][16] Funded by school youth, it was unveiled on 30 May 1987.[17][18] The inscription, quoting Psalm 37:17, reads: "…the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous PS 37,17. To Grzegorz Przemyk, victim of violence and lawlessness. Sanok, May 1987. School Youth".[19] In the 20–31 July 1987 issue of Gazeta Sanocka – Autosan [pl], editor-in-chief Wiesław Koszela [pl] protested the plaque's installation in an article titled Jeszcze jedna tablica i jeszcze jedno pytanie: w czyim imieniu? (Another Plaque and Another Question: In Whose Name?).[7][20][21]

On 15 August 2021, during the patronal feast, ceremonies marked the unveiling of a monument near the chapel commemorating victims of German concentration camps on the 80th anniversary of St. Maximilian Kolbe's death, as well as honoring his legacy around the chapel.[22][23]

References

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  1. ↑ "Historia parafii" [History of the Parish]. fara.sanok.pl (in Polish). 5 November 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kontakt" [Contact]. maksymilian.sanok.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 8 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Szmyd, Otton (1978). "Klasztor OO. Franciszkanów w Sanoku" [Franciscan Monastery in Sanok]. Jubileusz 600-lecia OO. Franciszkanów w Sanoku [600th Anniversary of the Franciscans in Sanok] (in Polish). Sanok: Parafia Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego i Matki Bożej Pocieszenia. p. 1.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Szmyd, Otton (1978). "Gospodarstwo rolne OO. Franciszkanów w Sanoku" [Agricultural Estate of the Franciscans in Sanok]. Jubileusz 600-lecia OO. Franciszkanów w Sanoku [600th Anniversary of the Franciscans in Sanok] (in Polish). Sanok: Parafia Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego i Matki Bożej Pocieszenia. pp. 1–2.
  5. 1 2 Zając, Edward (1997). Parafia Przemienienia Pańskiego w Sanoku. W stulecie konsekracji 1897–1997 [Transfiguration Parish in Sanok. Centennial of Consecration 1897–1997] (in Polish). Sanok: Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna im. Grzegorza z Sanoka. pp. 84, 93. ISBN 83-905046-4-2.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Historia" [History]. maksymilian.sanok.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 Sudoł, Adam (1999). Polska Ojczyzna moja. Część II [Poland, My Homeland. Part II] (in Polish). Sanok: Drukarnia Piast Kołodziej. pp. 13, 66.
  8. ↑ Przystasz, Danuta (2004). "Wspomnienia osób świeckich. Przyjaciel, który potrafi słuchać" [Memories of Laypeople. A Friend Who Knows How to Listen]. Kapłan wielkiej odwagi. Jubileusz 60-lecia kapłaństwa księdza prałata Adama Sudoła [A Priest of Great Courage. 60th Anniversary of the Priesthood of Prelate Adam Sudoł] (in Polish). Sanok: Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku. p. 190. ISBN 83-919305-6-4.
  9. ↑ "37 lat służył Ziemi Sanockiej" [37 Years of Service to the Sanok Land]. sanok.pl (in Polish). 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kapłani" [Priests]. maksymilian.sanok.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Duszpasterze" [Pastors]. fara.sanok.pl (in Polish). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "XIX Niedziela zwykła" [19th Sunday in Ordinary Time]. maksymilian.przemyska.pl (in Polish). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Duszpasterze" [Pastors]. maksymilian.przemyska.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Kapelan szpitala" [Hospital Chaplain]. maksymilian.przemyska.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  15. ↑ Kaczmarski, Krzysztof (2004). "Prześladowany. Działania Służby Bezpieczeństwa wobec księdza Adama Sudoła w latach 1957–1989" [Persecuted. Security Service Actions Against Fr. Adam Sudoł 1957–1989]. Kapłan wielkiej odwagi. Jubileusz 60-lecia kapłaństwa księdza prałata Adama Sudoła [A Priest of Great Courage. 60th Anniversary of the Priesthood of Prelate Adam Sudoł] (in Polish). Sanok: Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku. p. 246. ISBN 83-919305-6-4.
  16. ↑ Nowak, Czesław. "Marian Witalis. Profil w bazie Encyklopedii Solidarności" [Marian Witalis. Profile in the Solidarity Encyclopedia]. encyklopedia-solidarnosci.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
  17. ↑ Sudoł, Adam (2001). Wybór z Księgi Ogłoszeń Parafii Przemienienia Pańskiego w Sanoku (lata 1967–1995) [Selection from the Announcement Book of the Transfiguration Parish in Sanok (1967–1995)] (in Polish). Sanok: Piast Kołodziej. p. 253. ISBN 83-914224-7-X.
  18. ↑ Oberc, Franciszek (1995). "Kalendarium sanockie 1974–1994" [Sanok Chronicle 1974–1994]. In Kiryk, Feliks (ed.). Sanok. Dzieje miasta [Sanok. History of the City] (in Polish). Kraków: Secesja. p. 958. ISBN 83-86077-57-3.
  19. ↑ Oberc, Franciszek (1998). Pomniki i tablice pamiątkowe Sanoka [Monuments and Memorial Plaques of Sanok] (in Polish). Sanok: Dr. Wojciech Ślączka. p. 46. ISBN 83-909787-1-7. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014.
  20. ↑ Koszela, Wiesław (20–31 July 1987). "Jeszcze jedna tablica i jeszcze jedno pytanie: w czyim imieniu?" [Another Plaque and Another Question: In Whose Name?]. Gazeta Sanocka – Autosan (in Polish). 21 (420): 3.
  21. ↑ Kaczmarski, Krzysztof; Romaniak, Andrzej (2006). Kryptonim "Agresor". Ks. prałat Adam Sudoł w dokumentach Służby Bezpieczeństwa i Urzędu do Spraw Wyznań w latach 1957–1989 [Codename "Aggressor". Prelate Adam Sudoł in Security Service and Office for Religious Affairs Documents 1957–1989] (in Polish). Sanok: Muzeum Historyczne w Sanoku. pp. 363–366. ISBN 83-60380-07-4.
  22. ↑ "Odsłonięcie pomnika poświęconego ofiarom niemieckich obozów koncentracyjnych i św. Maksymilianowi Marii Kolbemu – Sanok, 15 sierpnia 2021" [Unveiling of the Monument Dedicated to Victims of German Concentration Camps and St. Maximilian Kolbe – Sanok, 15 August 2021]. rzeszow.ipn.gov.pl (in Polish). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  23. ↑ Sztolf, Łukasz (20 August 2021). "Sanok. Odpust w rektoracie św. Maksymiliana" [Sanok. Patronal Feast at the St. Maximilian Rectorate]. przemyska.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 August 2021.
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