A timber-framed filial church from the 17th century with a Baroque altar, a Gothic crucifix of the 16th century and pewter candlesticks, surrounded by a stone wall.
The church in Martew is a timber-framed filial church of the parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tuczno. The present building dates from 1630 or 1680, and the heritage register gives 1680. The encyclopaedia entry calls it the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, while the former church in the village was dedicated to All Saints.
The first, simple church was probably founded in the 13th century and in 1349 it was listed in a register of parishes. After it was recovered by Catholics, around 1607, it belonged to the parish in Tuczno. In 1611 a bell was founded, and in 1625 the church was consumed by fire. The present building was enlarged in the second half of the 18th century, together with a change of windows. A renovation was carried out in 1980.
The church is built in timber-frame construction on a stone foundation, is plastered, and the gable wall is clad with boards. Inside stands a 17th-century Baroque altar with a painting of Tobias and the Angel in a predella from the end of the 18th century. A Gothic crucifix from the second half of the 16th century, a set of pewter candlesticks and a music gallery with panels divided by half-columns have also survived. The church grounds are surrounded by a wall of fieldstones, and by the gate on the east side grow two natural-monument lime trees. From Martew it is close to the castle in Tuczno.
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