The Help of Christians Chapel in Bytom (Polish: Kaplica Wspomożenia Wiernych w Bytomiu) is a chapel situated in Bytom, Poland, on Strzelców Bytomskich Street.
The chapel is non-oriented and freestanding, built of brick and later plastered. The interior features a barrel vault. The walls bear traces of windows, now bricked up. The façade is topped with a triangular gable, crowned by a metal cross with trefoil-shaped arm endings.
To this day, Corpus Christi processions take place at the chapel.[1]
History
Although there are no precise records pertaining to the chapel's construction, nor to its architect,[2] it appears on maps as early as 1916.[1] The chapel was likely erected in the early 20th century, around the year 1905.[2]
In the 1960s, restoration of the chapel was carried out to combat mining damages.[1]
Furnishings
Most of the furnishings were moved by the priest of the nearby parish of St. Joseph following a burglary which occurred in the late 1990s.[1] Currently, the chapel's furnishings consist of a kneeler and an image of the Virgin Mary.