Church of Corpus Christi in Kamieniec

The Church of Corpus Christi in Kamieniec is a granite church from the second half of the 13th century, with a tower wider than the nave and a baroque top of 1706. After 1945 it fell into ruin and was rebuilt only in 1978.

Granite ashlar and a half-timbered tower top

The church has a rectangular plan measuring 16.2 by 8.2 metres and no separate chancel. It was built of granite ashlar laid in 19 courses in the nave and 23 in the tower. The tower is wider than the nave. In 1706 a boarded half-timbered structure with a baroque helmet and weathervane was raised on its base. The church was also altered in 1690 and at the end of the 19th century. The elevations show traces of the original windows and pointed portals, and in the gable of the east elevation the original circular blind window has survived.

Furnishings that did not survive

The earlier furnishings of the church have not survived to the present day. Sources list an 18th-century pulpit altar, an organ gallery of 1750 with paintings of Old Testament scenes, a brass font bowl of 1693 and a bell cast in 1714 by the Szczecin bell-founder Johann Heinrich Schmidt. After 1945 the church fell into ruin. It was rebuilt in 1978: the nave and tower were then covered with a tiled gable roof, and on 17 December 1978 Bishop Jan Gałecki performed the consecration.

Nearby

The church is a branch of the parish in Kołbaskowo, where the Church of the Holy Trinity stands (about 2.8 km). About 1.6 km from Kamieniec lies the Kamienieckie Wąwozy nature reserve.

Practical information

• Location: Kamieniec, Kołbaskowo municipality (Police County), branch church of the parish of the Holy Trinity in Kołbaskowo.
• Church entered in the heritage register, Gothic style.
• No fixed visiting hours have been established; check service times with the parish in Kołbaskowo.