Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Krępcewo

The church in Krępcewo is a stone church from the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries with a wooden ceiling covered with paintings. It is a branch church of the parish in Rzeplin, in Dolice municipality.

Stone and a wooden tower

The church was built of stone on a rectangular plan. In 1607 it burned down and was rebuilt, and at the beginning of the 18th century it was altered. The lower, stone part of the tower dates from the time of construction, and the upper, wooden storey with an octagonal helm was added in the mid-19th century. At the ground floor of the tower there is a pointed-arch portal of three orders. A bell cast in 1786 by the Szczecin firm of Schwen hangs in the tower.

Ceiling, altars and epitaphs

The interior is covered with a carved ceiling from the 18th century, covered with paintings. A good deal of the former furnishings has survived: the high altar from 1798, a side triptych from 1607, a Baroque pulpit, an organ case from 1797, two epitaphs (from 1741 and 1617), a Renaissance font from the early 17th century and two candlesticks from 1607. The church was a burial place of members of the Wedel family, and a Baroque pewter sarcophagus was found in the crypt.

Practical information

• Locality: Krępcewo, Dolice municipality, Stargard County.
• The monument was entered in the register in 1963. Consecrated as a Catholic church on 5 October 1947.
• The parish church in Rzeplin is the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, about three and a half kilometres from here.
• When the church is open is given by the parish.