Holiest Family Church The Holiest Family Church was finished in 1899. However, construction of the church began a couple of dozen years earlier by rector Father Józef Stolarczyk. The old church on Kościeliskiej street was simply too small for the growing Zakopane population. Construc tion was very slow because of the lack of funds and workers. Suppose dly Father Stolarczyk gave penance for those who broke the 6th Com mandment and to atone for breaking the commandment, they had to bring building materials for the new church. Once Father Stolarczyk died, Father Kazimierz Kaszelewski finished construction of the new church. The three-aisle stone front was built in a Neo-Romanesque style. The interior of the church has eclectic characteristics and it is a good example of Witkiewicz’s “Zakopane style” that was promoted by the principal of the School of Wood Industry, Edgar Kovatsa. Despite some opposition, Father Kazimierz supported Kovats with regards to building in this style. This is why the altar of Our Lady of the Rosary, on the left side of the nave, is built in the Zakopane style . Also, the St. John the Baptist shrine was built in the Zakopane style and was funded by the owner of Villa Koliba, Zygmunt Gnatowski. The entire church was designed by the famous Witkiewicz, and built by his co-workers. Despite being over a century year old and having many other churches built after the Holiest Family Church, residents of Zakopane still call it “the New Church”.