St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Warsaw

The Parish of St. Vincent de Paul was established on September 1, 1952, in Warsaw, by decree of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, from parts of the parishes of Christ the King and Our Lady of the Rosary. Its first parish priest was Father Zdzisław Waś. The parish is served by religious sisters from the Congregation of the Eucharistic Sisters, and since 2000, it has had a parish choir that has won numerous awards and recorded an album of sacred music. The Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa, built between 1957 and 1960, was designed by engineer and architect Stanisław Marzyński. The building, styled in Gothic fashion, was consecrated by Bishop Wacław Majewski. In the 1980s, side aisles were added, and the final consecration was performed by Cardinal Józef Glemp in 1984. The church interior underwent modernization in the 1990s, enriched with new altars, polychrome paintings, and stained-glass windows, along with extensive artistic furnishings, including sculptures and Stations of the Cross created by local artists. It is worth noting that the stained-glass windows in the presbytery depict Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Wyszyński, and many elements of the furnishings are inspired by Gothic style. The Church of St. Vincent à Paulo, built in the Bródno Cemetery between 1887 and 1888, perfectly reflects the sacred architecture of that time. Constructed using pine wood, it features a unique frame structure and is a single-nave church with three altars inspired by highland chapels. Its interior houses 19th-century paintings and rich polychrome decorations, and it currently serves as a cemetery chapel. The Parish of St. Vincent de Paul serves as the deanery of Praga in the Warsaw-Praga diocese and attracts attention both for its architecture and its cultural and religious significance to the local community.