Church of Our Lady Help of Christians in Garnowo

The church in Garnowo, in Chojna municipality, is a stone filial church of the parish of the Holy Cross in Nawodna, built in the second half of the 13th century and entered in the heritage register.

The building

The church is a hall church, built of erratic boulders, on a rectangular plan. The tower was added at a later period. The entrance is on the west side, and in the south wall a trace of an earlier walled-up portal can be seen. In the east wall there are two window openings, and its gable is decorated with pointed-arch blind arcades. The windows in the side walls were rebuilt and widened. The interior is covered by a wooden ceiling, and above the entrance there is a gallery supported on posts.

Destruction and rebuilding

In 1945 the church was hit by two artillery shells. It was rebuilt in 1989-1990, and the consecration took place on 13 June 1991.

Nearby

Chojna is about six kilometres from here, where, among others, there is the town hall.

Practical information

• Location: Garnowo, Chojna municipality, Gryfino County.
• Service times and the possibility of entering are given by the parish in Nawodna.