Renovation work in the monastery and new interior furnishings in St Joseph's Church of the Discalced Camaldolese in Poznań in the years 1984–1990

Abstract

The Discalced Camaldolese arrived in Poznań in 1618. In a garden purchased from Elżbieta Michanówna they built the original wooden monastery dedicated to St Joseph. In 1635–1687, on the land of the manor bequeathed by Barbara Orzelska, the Camaldolese built a stone monastery and St Joseph's Church. Among the architects and builders of St Joseph's Church were: Giovanni Catenaci, Krzysztof Bonadura the Older and Krzysztof Bonadura the Younger. After the Second World War, the Discalced Camaldolese regained their property in a state of ruin. It took many years to reconstruct and renovate the heritage site. The present furnishings of the Church were made in the years 1985–1990.

Keywords

• discalced Carmelites
• St Joseph's Church in Poznan
• interior furnishing
• main altar
• Józef Dutkiewicz