St. Zygmunt

The parish church Saint. Zygmunt in Szydłowiec is one of the most valuable sacred buildings of southern Mazovia, built of local sandstone at the end of the 15th century. The initiator of the construction was Jakub Szydłowiecki, and this work was completed before 1525 by his brother Mikołaj Szydłowiecki, who also financed most of the temple equipment.

The church has an oriented system and consists of a three -span presbytery and a rectangular, much wider and higher nave. His monumental form and high -class architectural details testify to the ambitions of the founders and the flourishing of stone art in the region. In the interior you can admire numerous examples of sculpture and woodcarving, according to the local proverb: "There are golden altars in the Szydłowiecka parish church ..." , which today reflects the artistic wealth of this place. In the cemetery wall, between epitaphs, a unique detail was embedded - a stone head of jellyfish from the 17th century, which is a testimony of ancient sculptural traditions and symbolic iconographic wealth.

The church of St. Zygmunt is not only a place of religious worship, but also a pearl of architecture and art, deeply inscribed in the history and identity of Szydłowiec.