Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Mother of God in Kołobrzeg

The Church of the Protection of the Mother of God in Kołobrzeg is a Greek Catholic church of the Koszalin deanery of the Wrocław-Koszalin Eparchy. The building was erected at the beginning of the 20th century as a hospital chapel, and was blessed as a church on 25 May 1996. Since 2014 it has been listed in the municipal register of monuments of Kołobrzeg.

From hospital chapel to church

In the 1990s the building was extended with a chancel closed on five sides and two side rooms in the south-western part. Despite the extension it has kept a legible original form and the layout of the façade.

Architecture

The main part is a plastered chapel of compact form, on a rectangular plan set perpendicular to the Parsęta River, with two annexes by the longer sides and a roof with three slopes. The façade has the historicising form of a classical temple: four pilasters, an entablature and a flat tympanum. The central entrance is crowned by an arched fanlight, and above the cornice there is a semicircular window. Above the nave rises an octagonal bell turret with an onion-shaped roof. The roofs are covered with copper sheet.

Nearby stand the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Co-Cathedral Basilica.

Practical information

• The church stands on the Parsęta in Kołobrzeg; the exact address and service times are given by the parish.