The Help of Christians Chapel in Bytom (Polish: Kaplica Wspomożenia Wiernych w Bytomiu) is a chapel situated in Bytom, Poland, on Strzelców Bytomskich Street.

The chapel is non-oriented and freestanding, built of brick and later plastered. The interior features a barrel vault. The walls bear traces of windows, now bricked up. The façade is topped with a triangular gable, crowned by a metal cross with trefoil-shaped arm endings.

To this day, Corpus Christi processions take place at the chapel.[2]

History

Although there are no precise records pertaining to the chapel's construction, nor to its architect,[3] it appears on maps as early as 1916.[2] The chapel was likely erected in the early 20th century, around the year 1905.[3]

In the 1960s, restoration of the chapel was carried out to combat mining damages.[2]

Furnishings

Most of the furnishings were moved by the priest of the nearby parish of St. Joseph following a burglary which occurred in the late 1990s.[2] Currently, the chapel's furnishings consist of a kneeler and an image of the Virgin Mary.

References

  1. ^ "Bytom: Ewidencja Zabytków: zabytki ruchome i nieruchome". Otwarte Dane: Serwis Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Bytom: Urząd Miejski w Bytomiu. 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Derus, Małgorzata (2006). Kapliczki i krzyże przydrożne Bytomia (in Polish). Bytom: UM Bytom. pp. 26–27. ISBN 83-922322-2-4.
  3. ^ a b Łabęcka, Halina; Łabęcki, Zbigniew (1992). "Kościoły i kaplice Bytomia". Bytom Wczoraj i Dziś (in Polish). 1. Bytom: Urząd Miejski w Bytomiu: 92.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_of_Christians_Chapel,_Bytom
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