Church of St Anthony in Rożnowo Nowogardzkie

The Church of St Anthony in Rożnowo Nowogardzkie, in Maszewo municipality, was built in the late 15th century of stone. It has been a parish church since 1973.

The building

The church has a gable roof and a pointed portal in the west elevation. The side walls each have two small windows with round arches, and in the chancel window there is a modern stained-glass window with St Anthony of Padua. On the west part of the roof stands a square, wooden tower with a sheet-metal spire topped with a cross.

Interior and surroundings

The ceiling is wooden and beamed, and above the entrance is a music gallery with an organ case. Next to the church stand a 15th-century granite font 1 m in diameter and a monument to those killed in the First World War. The scene of the Coronation of the Virgin from this church, made about 1420-1430 in lime wood, is displayed by the National Museum in Szczecin.

From 1750 the church served the local Protestant parish, and on 9 June 1946 it was consecrated as a Catholic one.

Practical information

• Location: Rożnowo Nowogardzkie, Maszewo municipality, Goleniów county.
• In the area lies Lake Maszewskie.
• Service times are given by the parish.