Site Stara Wieś koło Wi lamowic

History Current appearance of the church is a result of several significant architectonic adjustment that took place in 1787, 1883 and 1926. Apart from that considerable changes were carried out in 1939, 1913, and 1911. The church is situated on an elevated terrain, encircled with trees and a cemetery from the northern side. Together with the neighbouring rectory building from 19^th century and wooden building of former rectory school it composes a picturesque architectonical complex. Wooden sanctuary was built in the form of a log object with a tower on columns. It is encircled with chapels with Stations of the Cross. It was restored in 1530, which is disclosed by the inscription read from the triumphal arc of the church: ITA ECCESIA AEDIFICATA IN HONOREM DEI ET BEATE DEI GENITRICIS MARIE ET IN HONOREM SANCTE CRUCIS (This church was built in honour of God and the Mother of God and in honour of Saint Cross). The main altar holds the painting of the Mother of God with St. Catherine and Barbara from the beginning of 16^th century that is probably a part of an unpreserved triptych. Worth mentioning is also the Baroque and Rococo mobiliary of the church including portable altars: neo-Baroque on a plate with picture of Rosary Mother of God and Crucified Christ and late Baroque from 1732 with paintings of Holy family and Saint

Jan Kante. The church was unluckily covered with cement asbestos in 1913 and 1939, first the core and then the belfry.

Masses Sunday: 7:00, 7:30, 11:00, 16:00. 16:30

Weekdays: 6:30

Contact Address: 43-330 Wilamowice,
ul. Paderewskiego 9,
tel. (0-prefix-33) 845-73-66,
wikary (0-prefix-33) 845-70-54

E-mail: parafia@wilamowice.pl

Site Łodygowice

History The existing church was built in 1634 ? 1636 in the place of chapel of St. Bishop Stanislav of 13^th century. The sanctuary is built in log structure made of larch wood. Separately standing belfry was annexed to the church in 1644. Presbyterium was enlarged in 1687 and the aisle was extended in 1748 ? 1799 which is the period of construction of side chapel of the Rosary Mother of God and St. Francesco of Assisi. The presbytery adjoins from the eastern side to the Ogrojec chapel with a statue of Solicitous Christ. Tower with a room and dome-shaped cap was annexed in 1797. The church is encircled with enclosed chapels. The roof of the sanctuary is covered with shingles. There are eight altars inside the sanctuary. The main one is in Rococo style, the altar of the Baby Christ and of the Holy Heart of Christ in the neo-gothic style from 1914, the altar of the Mother of God Częstochowská, Rosary Mother of God, St. Joseph and St. Anthony?s altar in Baroque style.

Masses Sunday ? 7.30, 9.30, 11.00, 18.00, (17.00)

Saturday ? 18 00 (17.00)

Contact. Parish of St. Šimon and Juda Tadeáš in Łodygowice
ul. Jana Pawła II 334-325 Łodygowice

telefon: +48 33 863 11 00

Site Mikuszowice

History It was built in 1690 by Piotr Piotrowski. The tower was annexed in 1851 by Walentyn Fiak, and raised in 1870. The Church is of log type, with skeleton tower, the presbytery is pentahedral, enclosed; the aisle is quadrilateral; the inside is covered with flat ceilings; polychromy is from the Baroque period, made in 1725 by J. Mentil of Bielsko (according to the inscription on the wall: ?Johann Mentil Bl?). In the main altar: Picture of St. Barbara, baroque; late renaissance parts (17^th century) also with pictures of St. Barbara and St. Catherine, St. Vojtěcha and Bishop St. Stanislaw. Statuette of the Mother of God (around 1420 ? 1430). Rococo tabernacle from the Church of Wilkowice. The church is encircled from the south, east and north by chapels, originally opened since 1885 closed with wooden lining.

Masses- Sunday ? 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30, 18:00
- Sunday holy mass on

Saturday ? 18:00
- In the weekdays ? 7:00, 18:00

Contact 43-310 Bielsko-Biała, ul. Cyprysowa 25
tel. +48 33 81-90-150, fax +48 33 81-90-155
chruszcz@bielsko.opoka.org.pl

Access It is possible to reach the church following the yellow tourist mark ?Of the Swedish Invasion? (beginning on the Bielsko-Biała Mikuszowice railway station), which proceeds across Wilkowice and Łodygowice to Żywiec. The sanctuary is located near popular paths in the Gipsy Wood, Kielske plains of Błonie and slopes of Kozí hora (Stefanka). The other side of the valley is verged by red path, and red tourist mark, that copies the peaks of Malé Beskydy: Magurka and Rogacz.

It is possible to reach the place from the centre of Bielsko-Biała by bus, line 10, 12, B (from Bystrzańska street), no. 2 (from Żywiecka street) or 21 (loop in the Ks. Jana Kusia street).