Kościół Przemienienia Pańskiego, Warszawa

This is the Church of the Transfiguration, known locally as the Capuchin church; it belongs to the Capuchin monastery complex on Miodowa Street. The dedication is to the Transfiguration of the Lord. King Jan the Third Sobieski created this church and monastery as an offering of thanks for victories at Chocim and Vienna, and construction ran from 1683 to 1694.

The final working design is associated with Tylman van Gameren. Its manner is Baroque, a dramatic, richly composed style of the era. Notice the deliberately plain façade: it carries the Janina arms of the Sobieski family, while statues of Saint Francis and Saint Anthony accompany it.

A Psalm passage is carved across the frieze, fitting a royal foundation conceived as an act of devotion. Within, the church preserves an unusually intimate connection to its founder. The Royal Chapel holds an urn containing Jan the Third Sobieski’s heart; Pope John Paul the Second prayed there during his visit in 1983. The building has protected-status recognition as an immovable heritage monument in Poland, preserving a Capuchin presence shaped by a king’s battlefield victories and personal piety.