Hidden Chopin's Heart

A plate, which was embedded into the church's wall, comemorates the preservation of the urn with Chopin's heart. The inscription says: "The urn with Frédéric Chopin's heart was kept in this presbytery from 9 September 1944 to 17 October 1945."

The urn with Chopin's heart was placed on top of a piano in one of the rooms in presbytery. It was kept inside of a glass vessel, a black cassette and a wooden box. The illustration was created based on the movie frame from German propaganda war chronicle from 1944.

The heart set off from Milanówek, went through Żelazowa Wola and came back to Warsaw to the reconstructed Holy Cross Church. The urn is held by Leopold Pietrzyk - the pastor of the mentioned earlier church.

The bust of Frédéric Chopin, made by Janusz Tomasiński, can be found on the southern side of the presbytery. The sculpture refers to the Festival of Chopin Inspirations, which took place in Milanówek.

The bust is located in the garden of the St. Hedwig of Silesia Church in Milanówek. It was unveiled in 1998 thanks to Cultural Association in Milanówek and founders Joanna and Andrzej Nowak.

It is the second version of the bust made by Tomasiński. The first one is kept inside Chopin School Complex no 3 in Milanówek. The face of the compositor was meticulously copied onto this piece. The bust was showcased for the first time during the 70th birthday of the Church.

Living room in presbytery of the church dedicated to Saint Hedwig of Silesia in Milanówek, where the urn with Chopin's heart was kept.

The displayed sculpture is a bust of Frédéric Chopin, which is a memento of the period of time - from 9 September 1944 to 17 October 1945 - during which the compositors's heart was kept in Milanówek. The presbytery was built thanks to the pastor Walenty Zasada.

Containing dates and events recalling the days Frédéric Chopin spent in Milanówek. It hangs on one of the walls inside St. Hedwid of Silesia Church in Milanówek.

The church dedicated to St. Hedwig of Silesia located on 40 Kościuszki Street. Current state. It has been expanded between 1947 and 1949 and became a three-nave building with a transept. Afterwards it was sacrificed by archbishop Szlagowski. The expansion of the church was founded, among others, by contributions of the catholic followers.

  The decision to reconstruct the main altar was made in 1968 to adapt the new canon of liturgy established on the Second Vatican Council. The murals were removed and new the presbytery was designed by Czesław Sosnowski. 

The view of the main altar seen from the height of the Choir in the St. Hedwig of Silesia Church in Milanówek.

Memorial plaque located in St. Hedwig of Silesia Church in Milanówek, founded in 2010 by the family of Skrajewscy on the 200th birthday of Frédéric Chopin.

The plaster statue of Frédéric Chopin is a full sized, realistic sculpture created in 1950'. The figure is actually a plaster cast reinforced with steel bars, standing in contrapposto. The face of the statue was depicted quite simply.  The author, Jan Szczepkowski, was very much fond of Chopin's work, especially because of the compositor's interpretation of folklore included in many pieces.

The sculptor as well based most of his artwork on folk themes and techniques. In 1951 Szczepkowski took part in the second contest for the pianist's monument to be placed in Warsaw.

Maria Morozowicz-Szczepkowska wrote three plays and movie script about Frédéric Chopin. The first play was "Ballada" (1947), which was set in the guesthouse owned by Chopin's father - Mikołaj Chopin. The second one was called "Christmas Eve in Warsaw" (1962) and it was a  one-act play set in Chopins' accommodation in Warsaw. The third one - "Chopin's Warsaw" was the longest piece consisting of six acts. After the war, she also wrote a movie script for "Chopin in Warsaw", that told the story about compositor's youth.