Church of St. Anthony of Padua, Warsaw
The St. Anthony's Church in Czerniaków is a church building of the Baroque to the Ulica Czerniakowska 2/4 in today's Warsaw district of Mokotów ( Sadyba ).
Architectural History
The Saint Anthony of Padua consecrated church was built in the years 1687-1689 by Isidoro Tommaso Affeita on a design by Tylman van Gameren as a foundation of the Great Kronmarschalls Stanisław Lubomirski Herakliusz - coinciding with the its affiliated Bernardine monastery complex. The design of the interior and the altars of Gameren, 1688-1693 by plasterers and painters Francesco Antonio Giorgioli, F. Maino, among others executed. The paintings in the nave represent scenes from the life of Saint Anthony, the presbytery in the history of the construction of the church and the obtaining of a portrait of Saint Anthony of Venice. The sculptures were created by Andreas Schlüter. The triptych " Lamentation of Christ " comes from the workshop of Quentin Massys. The floor plan of the building corresponds to a Greek cross, the church is crowned by a dome and has an attached octagonal chancel ( Mausoleum of St. Boniface ).
The Church - an outstanding example of ecclesiastical architecture in Poland in the 17th century - is a St. Bernard Church ( Franciscan Observant ) and belongs to the parish of St. Boniface.
Maintenance
In the years 1715 to 1735 was carried out under Francesco Ceroni first time by a foundation of Elżbieta Sieniawska a comprehensive restoration. During the Second World War, the building was damaged in 1939 and 1944. A repair of the frescoes was carried out from 1951 to 1954 by Ryszard Politowski and Tadeusz Romanowski led by Bohdan Marconi. Another renovation took place in 1957 to 1963. On 1 July 1965, the church was declared a national monument (No. 60 ).