Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

The church at ulica Stefana Żeromskiego 56 in Łódź no longer exists. The building collapsed on 16 August 2024, after years of devastation and fire. This description is historical in character.

What this church was

The building was erected between 1911 and 1913 in neogothic style with neobaroque elements. It was designed by architect Teodor Grunewald. It was built as a chapel for the Moravian Brethren community, a Protestant religious movement active in Łódź at that time.

Successive users

After the Moravian Brethren, the building passed into the ownership of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church. After the Second World War, it successively housed parishes of the Old Catholic Church of Poland and the Polish Catholic National Church. From 1951 onwards, a parish of the Polish Catholic Church operated here, from which the building took its name.

Decline and collapse

From the 1990s onwards, the church was no longer in regular use. The private owner converted it into a storage facility for household appliances. On 1 June 2019, a fire broke out in the building, probably started by homeless people inside – one person died in the flames. Despite being entered in the register of monuments in 2008, the building was not saved. On 16 August 2024, the structure collapsed completely.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Stefana Żeromskiego 56, Łódź – the building no longer exists
• Getting there: not relevant, the building has been demolished
• What to expect: nothing to visit, this entry has purely historical value