Churches and monasteries
a Gothic collegiate church from the early 15th century, with a Baroque altar from 1697 and an organ from 1843
Churches and monasteries
the only Dominican monastery in the Neumark, now a cultural centre and library
Churches and monasteries
neo-Gothic church from 1905-1907, a sanctuary since 1993 with relics of St Faustina
Churches and monasteries
Gothic chapel of 1514, the last station of a former Way of the Cross outside the town walls
Churches and monasteries
brick Gothic chapel of the 15th century, former chapel of St Gertrude's hospital
Churches and monasteries in Myślibórz are a Gothic collegiate church, a former Dominican monastery, a neo-Gothic sanctuary and two medieval chapels.
Five objects, four of which go back to the Middle Ages. For anyone who wants to know the former capital of the New March through its places of worship, it is a coherent, compact set to cover on foot.
Start with Kolegiata św. Jana Chrzciciela w Myśliborzu (Collegiate Church of St John the Baptist) at Kolegiacka 3, right by the town hall. This parish church dates from the early 1400s, and its walls contain granite elements from the latter half of the 1200s.
The Gothic body with a tower is complemented by a main altar in the Baroque style, dated 1697, and a Buchholz organ. The town hall stands next to it, so from the collegiate church it is easy to look around the market square. A wider context is given by the article Myślibórz as the capital of the New March in 1298-1537 and what remains of it.
Klasztor Dominikanów w Myśliborzu (Dominican Monastery) was the only seat of that order in the New March. From the former quadrangle of buildings, a Gothic church and one monastery wing remain.
The church, of the 13th century, brick and Gothic, served as the court church of the margrave. Today both buildings house cultural institutions: a house of culture and a library, so you may come here not only as a visitor but also for an event.
Two, both brick and Gothic. They are small and easy to overlook.
Kaplica Jerozolimska w Myśliborzu (Jerusalem Chapel) is a small Gothic brick chapel, consecrated in 1514. It stood outside the town walls as probably the last station of a former Way of the Cross. According to the Wikipedia entry on Myślibórz, the consecration is linked with a legend that the object description recounts. Address: Bohaterów Warszawy Street.
Kaplica szpitalna św. Gertrudy, ob. pracownia plastyczna (St Gertrude's Hospital Chapel) stands at Lipowa 4B. It is a small, east-oriented Gothic chapel of the second half of the 15th century, entered in the register of monuments, which dates it to 1470. It was built of brick on a stone plinth, and the walls were strengthened with buttresses. Today an art studio works there.
The youngest is Sanktuarium Miłosierdzia Bożego w Myśliborzu (Sanctuary of Divine Mercy) at Bohaterów Warszawy 78. It is a neo-Gothic church of the Holy Cross, built in 1905-1907 of brick by Polish workers. The church was Catholic from the start.
Since 1993 it has been a sanctuary with relics of St Faustina Kowalska. It has a stepped eastern gable, which sets it apart from the Gothic churches in the centre. The sanctuary and the Jerusalem Chapel stand on the same street, so they are easy to combine in one walk.
These are active churches and cultural institutions, so time your visit to services or to the house of culture. All the town's addresses are listed on the Myślibórz page, and places of worship from the whole voivodeship are listed in this category. How fires changed the towns of West Pomerania, Myślibórz among them, is told in the article Fires that changed towns.
Five: a collegiate church, a Dominican monastery, a sanctuary and two chapels.
A house of culture and a library, in the Gothic church and the one surviving monastery wing.
In 1514. According to the description it stood outside the town walls, probably as the last station of a former Way of the Cross.
Relics of St Faustina Kowalska. The sanctuary has operated since 1993.
