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The church is located in the fields outside Go?ci?cin by the exit road for Kózki
Pilgrimage Church of St. Britius
The wooden pilgrimage church of St. Britius was built in the mid-17th century. The church was funded by Martin and Martha Wolff, owners of the community of Go?ci?cin. It was built on the plan of a cross, its arms being two side chapels closed on three sides. In the music choir supported on pillars there is an organ from 1669 made by Jacob Rippack. The church's pulpit dates back to the 18th century. In the church there are also several paintings from the 17th and the 18th centuries. The Way of the Cross hanging on the walls of the church comes from the first half the 19th century. In the main altar there is a painting of Madonna with the Child. On the left - in the side altar there is a painting illustrating Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan, painted by Pietrowski in 1896. On the right – in the side altar there is a painting of St. Britius painted by Beck, also in 1896. Near St. Britius’s church, on the opposite side of the road, on a slope going down towards the stream, there are two chapels. One of them, octagonal neo-Romanesque building, was built over a well with St. Britius’s spring in 1880. Spring water is channelled from it to a well situated nearby, whence pilgrims may draw it. The other chapel was built to commemorate those who died during World War I in 1916. It was commissioned by the Joseph Drath family upon a request of Go?ci?cin rector Rev. Conrad Molke. The church is a pilgrimage centre because of the legendary ”miraculous spring”. The cult of St. Britius enjoyed considerable popularity in the Go?ci?cin parish, as he was believed to be the patron saint guarding against all suffering of the flesh and evil spirits. St. Britius was a bishop in the French town of Tours. As a cleric at the start he did not manifest exemplary behaviour, he was also too defiant towards Bishop St. Martin, whose disciple he was. St. Martin predicted that he would become his successor, but prior to that he would encounter numerous difficulties. Because of his enemies slandering him, St. Britius was forced to escape from Rome, so he went on a missionary journey, returning only after 17 years. Legend has it that in his travels he also came to Go?ci?cin. The ”miraculous spring” allegedly sprung when thirsty St. Britius was resting. Apart from the church and the spring another tourist attraction worth visiting is a hermitage from 1870
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