St. Wenceslas Church

St. Wenceslas Church is a church of Polish immigrants living in Chicago. Service in it is carried out according to the canons of the Roman Catholic rite - in English, Polish and Spanish.

The foundation stone of the existing building was laid on July 21, 1940. The first mass in the new church took place on Christmas Day 1941 and was officially consecrated on June 7, 1942 by Archbishop Samuel A. Stritch.

The Church of St. Wenceslas was designed in the Byzantine-Romanesque style, echoing the Art Deco style. The combination of stone of two colors, red brick and white limestone, give the facades festiveness and distinguish them from the surrounding buildings. The magnificent proportions of the bell tower, crowned with a Catholic cross, soars above the horizon, emphasizing the sacred meaning of the building. The floor inside the cathedral is lined with tiles, and the walls are decorated with panels of beautiful wood of American black nuts. The altar wall is inlaid with a tree of 25 valuable species. In front of her is a huge crucifix made of a single piece of marble of blue-black color. In 1958, stained glass windows appeared on the windows of the church, the color palette of which harmonizes with the general light pastel sound of the interior.

In the Church of St. Wenceslas, church services are regularly held, the sacraments of baptism and wedding ceremonies are carried out. And for members of the Polish diaspora, it is also a place to meet with their countrymen.