Tum Collegiate Church

Tum Collegiate Church
Church of St. Mary and St. Alexius
Polish: Kolegiata w Tumie
The church in 2012
Tum Collegiate Church is located in Poland
Tum Collegiate Church
Tum Collegiate Church
52°03′22″N 19°13′58″E / 52.05611°N 19.23278°E / 52.05611; 19.23278
LocationTum, Łęczyca, Łódź Voivodeship
CountryPoland
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
Consecrated21 May 1161[1]
Architecture
StyleRomanesque (external)
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Łowicz
Designated2022-04-13
Reference no.Dz.U. 2022 poz. 808[2]

The Collegiate Church of St. Mary and St. Alexius (Polish: Kolegiata w Tumie) is an encastellated Romanesque church located in the village of Tum near Łęczyca, in central Poland. It was constructed out of granite blocks and sandstone in the mid-12th century.

The church was built using the opus emplectum technique. It has the form of an aisled basilica with galleries, a twin-tower west façade, and two apses (west and east). It was reconstructed in the 15th, 18th and mid-20th centuries; during the latest reconstruction the church returned to its simpler Romanesque form and round turrets at the east were added. The main (north) portal is sculpted and dates back to the first half of 12th century. In 2022, the church was designated an official Polish Historic Monument.[3][4]

  1. ^ Nowiński 2003, p. 128
  2. ^ "Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 4 kwietnia 2022 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Tum - zespół archikolegiaty pod wezwaniem Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Aleksego"". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych. 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Opatowska Kolegiata Pomnikiem Historii". podkarpackahistoria.pl (in Polish). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Obiekty wpisane na listę Pomników Historii". prezydent.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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