Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jelenin

The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jelenin was built of granite ashlar in the 13th century. Today it is a branch church of the parish of St Maximilian Maria Kolbe in Godków, in Chojna municipality.

A medieval wall, a neo-Romanesque rebuilding

The building is a hall church, oriented, on a rectangular plan. In 1856 the church was destroyed by fire, and in 1856-1859 it was rebuilt in neo-Romanesque style: a five-sided brick apse, a porch on the south side and a slender square tower on the west side were added. The heritage register dates the building to the turn of the 14th century.

Interior and cemetery

The interior is covered by a decorative beamed ceiling from the middle of the 19th century, and a gallery runs along the west wall. A neo-Romanesque pulpit and font have survived, together with two 17th-century bronze candlesticks, and a bell from 1860 hangs in the tower. Around the church lies the area of a former cemetery surrounded by a stone wall.

The church was consecrated as a Catholic one in 1946, stood abandoned from 1959, and returned to worship after renovation in 1992-1993. A few kilometres further on stands the Church of St Anthony in Brwice.

Practical information

• Address: Jelenin, Chojna municipality.
• This is a branch church, so the interior is usually open mainly during services. Check Mass times and the possibility of visiting with the parish.