Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Tuczno)

Coordinates: 53°11′31″N 16°09′02″E / 53.1919°N 16.1506°E / 53.1919; 16.1506
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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Catholic parish church in Tuczno, Poland.

Location[edit]

The organ

It is in Tuczno, in the Wałcz County, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship.[1]

It belongs to the Deanery Mirosławiec in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg.[2]

Formerly the see of the Apostolic Administration of Tütz.[3][4]

Construction[edit]

The church was built 1522. The foundations were expanded after 1640.[5]

Accidents[edit]

More inside

The tower collapsed in 1636, and there was a fire in 1640.[5]

History[edit]

It is a temple built in the style of late Gothic architecture in the year 1522, but was rebuilt many times.[5]

The inside[edit]

Inside the church is a starry vault, supported by massive pillars. The main altar has the image of the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the aisle is a Pietà of wood from the beginning of the 16th century. The organ is Baroque and from the mid-17th century. Two bells are from 1923, one from 1911[5]

The baptismal font is made of stone[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "# 875 # The interior of the Church".
  2. ^ Iwona Jażewicz, Eugeniusz Rydz (2013). "Marian churches in the sacred space of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg Diocese" (PDF).
  3. ^ Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl: Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl, accessdate: February 26, 2017
  4. ^ FamilySearch Catalog: Seelenbuch der Stadt Tütz und der umliegenden Dörfer vom Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts bis zum Jahre 1741 — FamilySearch.org: FamilySearch Catalog: Seelenbuch der Stadt Tütz und der umliegenden Dörfer vom Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts bis zum Jahre 1741 — FamilySearch.org, accessdate: February 26, 2017
  5. ^ a b c d e "Parish church. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tuczno".[permanent dead link]

External links and references[edit]

53°11′31″N 16°09′02″E / 53.1919°N 16.1506°E / 53.1919; 16.1506