KOŚCIÓŁ OBRONNY PW. ŚW. ROCHA I JANA CHRZCICIELA W BROCHOWIE

The first mentions of the church of st. st. Roch and John the Baptist in Brochów (Mazowieckie Voivodeship) date back to the beginning of the 12th century, but the brick church was probably built only in the mid-14th century. At that time, it was also certainly a parish church. Huge changes took place in the 16th century, when the church-fortress admired to this day was built. The majority of construction works related to this change took place in the years 1551-1561, and was supervised by Jan Baptist, known as the Venetian. As a result of these works, a building with three towers-bastions with shooting positions and huge brick walls was created. Moreover, the church was surrounded by a wall to which four bastions were added. Finally, a building with considerable defensive value was built. From the second half of the 17th century, the church was gradually more and more neglected, and the times of the January Uprising brought more difficult moments of the temple. The greatest catastrophe, however, came at the beginning of World War I, when, as a result of artillery fire, the church in Brochów became a ruin. The reconstruction of the building's body took place only in the years 1924-1929, but shortly after the next world war touched the church in Brochów again. Destruction and damage from World War II were removed in 1947-1949. After the collapse of the communist system in Poland, the church underwent another renovation, which lasted until 1999.