St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church in Rybno

The Church of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle is a Roman Catholic temple built between 1804 and 1817, thanks to the efforts of Father Antoni Żochowski and the patron Piotr Łęczycki. Located in a parish of the same name, it belongs to the Sochaczew – Mother of Perpetual Help deanery in the Łowicz diocese. The building represents the style of Polish classicism and features a screen facade with pilasters and stone sculptures of Saints Bartholomew and Adalbert. At its top, there is an openwork turret for a sigmoid bell, and the roof is covered with sheet metal. The interior of the church is single-naved, with a rectangular nave, a narrower presbytery closed with a straight wall, and a sacristy with annexes added in 1909. The altars stand out inside; the main one features a sculpture of Jesus Crucified, and on the antependium, there is a painting of Saint Joseph by Franciszek Ejsmond. On the sides, there are paintings of the Transfiguration of the Lord and the Immaculate Conception. The music choir is masonry, and the organ was made by the Blomberg company from Warsaw. The pulpit in the late Baroque style comes from the Church of St. Benon in Warsaw. The interior of the church is characterized by a flat, wooden coffered ceiling with a fascia, supported by beamwork. The walls are divided by three pairs of shallow arcaded niches, giving them a unique appearance. An interesting fact is the involvement of local communities in the construction and maintenance of the church, which testifies to its cultural and historical significance in the region.