Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Tuczno)
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The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Catholic parish church in Tuczno, Poland.
Location
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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
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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]- ^ "# 875 # The interior of the Church".
- ^ Iwona Jażewicz, Eugeniusz Rydz (2013). "Marian churches in the sacred space of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg Diocese" (PDF).
- ^ Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl: Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl, accessdate: February 26, 2017
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e "Parish church. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tuczno".[permanent dead link]