St. Martin's Collegiate Church, Opatów

The Collegiate church of Saint Martin in Opatow is the Romanesque church of Saint Martin of Tours placed in Opatów, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland. It is the most valuable monument in Opatow, and has been described as one of the most precious relics of Roman architecture in Poland. The church possesses the status of collegiate church: the first mention by canons from Opatów comes from the year 1206. It is not known who was the real founder of this temple. Several people claim, according to Jan Długosz, that the son of Bolesław Krzywousty, the duke Henryk Sandomierski and crusader, built the monastery for use by Knights Templar from Jerusalem. Others attribute the church to the Cistercians, the Benedictines, or to Alojzy Dunin, the son of famous Peter.

The temple is built in the Romanesque style, and it contains many Gothic elements as well as later Renaissance and baroque details. There are two towers from the western side.