Alongside Sompolno, Sompolinek is one of the places in the Parish of St. Mary Magdalene. If you are looking for a holiday rental in Sompolinek, this distinction helps separate your search destination from the location of the churches. A look at Sompolno thus complements the destination’s parish connection with two distinct architectural histories.

The Church of St. Jerome “Na Puszczy”

The Church of St. Jerome “Na Puszczy” in Sompolno was built in 1732 from timber logs in an old historic cemetery. Its elongated octagonal floor plan and the roof turret above the entrance offer specific points of reference for describing its design: the building’s geometry and the treatment of its entrance. Together with its timber construction, these features distinguish the church from the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene. The older building can therefore be understood in terms of its material, floor plan and year of construction, without conflating its history with that of another church.

The Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene

The Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene was built between 1845 and 1847 to replace a wooden church that had been demolished in 1844. It is a single-nave, plastered brick building in the Neo-Gothic style, with a flat wooden ceiling. A bell tower with two bells stands next to the church; it was renovated in 1995. By comparison with the Church of St. Jerome, the different construction methods stand out: timber logs and an elongated octagonal floor plan there; brick, a single-nave structure and a flat wooden ceiling here. The two architectural histories also differ considerably in date.

Art and other cultural connections

The furnishings of the Church of St. Jerome include an 18th-century painting of St. Jerome and a fragment of a wooden balustrade from the same period. The Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene also has historical connections: its presbytery contains a Baroque wooden figure of Christ crucified from the second half of the 18th century. It comes from the previous wooden church. The parish also owns a historic monstrance from the 18th century.

The painting of St. Jerome is occasionally displayed during the “Na Puszczy” celebration. The celebration in honour of St. Jerome is associated with the last Sunday in September; check locally in advance for plans for your travel year. This puts architectural history and individual works of art at the centre, while the possible exhibition provides a separate, time-limited connection to the celebration.

Other cultural connections add to the picture of Sompolno. The former synagogue is now a library building. Organised cultural activities in Sompolno began in 1960 with the idea of establishing a music and dance group under the patronage of the Gminna Spółdzielnia Samopomoc Chłopska. When understanding the parish connection, the distinction between the places remains key: Sompolinek is one of the places in the parish, while the churches and cultural buildings described are in Sompolno.

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