Tum Collegiate Church
The Collegiate Church of St. Mary and St. Alexius (Polish: Kolegiata w Tumie) is an encastellated Romanesque church located in the village of Tum near Łęczyca, in central Poland. It was constructed out of granite blocks and sandstone in the mid-12th century.
| Tum Collegiate Church | |
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| Church of St. Mary and St. Alexius | |
Polish: Kolegiata w Tumie | |
The church in 2012 | |
Tum Collegiate Church | |
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| Location | Tum, Łęczyca, Łódź Voivodeship |
| Country | Poland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 21 May 1161 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Romanesque (external) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Łowicz |
| Designated | 2022-04-13 |
| Reference no. | Dz.U. 2022 poz. 808 |
The church was built using the opus emplectum technique. It has the form of an aisled basilica with galleries, a twin-tower west façade, and two apses (west and east). It was reconstructed in the 15th, 18th and mid-20th centuries; during the latest reconstruction the church returned to its simpler Romanesque form and round turrets at the east were added. The main (north) portal is sculpted and dates back to the first half of 12th century. In 2022, the church was designated an official Polish Historic Monument.