The side altar is located in the Church, the main altar is centrally visible from the entrance, on its left side, in the left side nave of the church there is a side altar. In 2001, Pope John Paul II consecrated the church to the Minor Basilica
The altar is in the transept, the transept is the transverse nave of the church, the nave perpendicular to the axis of the church, located between the chancel and the rest of its building.
The side altar is free-standing, neo-Gothic and faces the front of the central axis of the church. The altar is carved, made of wood, painted with clear varnish. The colour of the wood used for the altar resembles walnut / golden oak.
The side altar is divided into three parts, from which centrally visible is a painting depicting the figure of a saint, in the background there are two other figures, in the upper part of the painting there are flying angels. The side parts of the altar are two similar paintings, one of which depicts a saint with a child and the other a female figure.
In the upper part of the altarpiece or retable there is a bird with its wings spread similar to a pigeon.
Title | SIDE ALTAR IN THE TRANSEPT ON THE LEFT SIDE |
Author | painter Krystian Henryk Wiercieński |
Meta keywords | Churches, Church in Poland, Sanctuary in Kębło, Wąwolnica Poland |
Description | The side altar is located in the Church, the main altar is centrally visible from the entrance, on its left side, in the left side nave of the church there is a side altar. In 2001, Pope John Paul II consecrated the church to the Minor Basilica The altar is in the transept, the transept is the transverse nave of the church, the nave perpendicular to the axis of the church, located between the chancel and the rest of its building. The side altar is free-standing, neo-Gothic and faces the front of the central axis of the church. The altar is carved, made of wood, painted with clear varnish. The colour of the wood used for the altar resembles walnut / golden oak. The side altar is divided into three parts, from which centrally visible is a painting depicting the figure of a saint, in the background there are two other figures, in the upper part of the painting there are flying angels. The side parts of the altar are two similar paintings, one of which depicts a saint with a child and the other a female figure. In the upper part of the altarpiece or retable there is a bird with its wings spread similar to a pigeon. |
Place of publication | Wąwolnica, Poland |
Date of publication | 1936 |
Type | SIDE ALTAR IN THE TRANSEPT ON THE LEFT SIDE |
Dimension | 9m x 5,40m |
Rights owner | Roman Catholic Parish of St. Adalbert in Wąwolnica |
Digitization | Roman Catholic Parish of St. Adalbert in Wąwolnica |
Location of the original | located in the church, Roman Catholic Parish of St. Adalbert in Wąwolnica, Poland |