The Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Fatima in Trzebinia

Minor basilica – the Shrine to the Virgin Mary of Fatima in Trzebinia

In 1901 the Slavatorian monks founded a new order in Trzebinia – the first one in the Polish territory. In 1903 they bought 3 ha of land at the railway station for monastery buildings and a church. In 1910 the cornerstone of the church building was consecrated but the construction works were interrupted by the outbreak of World War I. The works were only resumed in 1954 and the church was completed in 1961.

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The church and the monastery are surrounded by a spacious park with the stations of the Way of the Cross with statues by the sculptors J.J. Noworola from Cracow. In the church, particular attention is attracted by colourful stained-glass windows and 35-stop pipe organs. The church and monastery are surrounded by a large park in which there is a figure of the Virgin Mary hidden in a stone cave. Also, the stations of the Cross with figurines made by J. and J. Noworól, sculptors from Kraków are located in the park. Near the church, there is a Salvatorian sepulchre. Young people are preparing themselves to lead a priestly or monastic life (in 1996, a novitiate of the Polish Salvatorian Province was moved there). There is also the first (founded in 1928) Polish Retreat House for laymen and a Secular Missionary Institute. Traditionally, the Salvatorian Brethren monastery is a place of concerts of chamber music.

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The Church of the Holiest Heart of Jesus in Trzebinia is famous for its miraculous statue of the Mother of God of Fatima brought from Fatima in 1962. In 1867 the figure was moved to a separate chapel and in 1997 it was ceremoniously crowned with the papal crowns and the church became a Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Fatima (the first night vigil was held 47 years earlier on 13th May 1950).

 

Church open during masses and church services

Masses on weekdays: 7.00, 18.00

Masses on Sundays and holidays: 7.00, 8.30, 10.00, 11.30, 18.00

Fatima services: Saturday after the 13th day of a month (from May to October)

Church fair: Sunday after the octave of the Corpus Christi

 

In 2013 sanctuary was raised to honor of Basilica Minor.