Gothic filial church from the 14th century in Cisowo near Darłowo, with a tower that was a landmark for sailors, and Baroque furnishings.
The filial Church of St Stanislaus Kostka in Cisowo, a village in Darłowo municipality, is a Gothic church from the 14th century. Its tower stands close to the shoreline, and according to the sources it was a landmark for sailors.
Cisowo is mentioned in the founding act of Darłowo of 1312. According to the zabytek.pl entry, from 1321 Darłowo held the patronage over the church, and the church was probably built in the 14th century. The nave with the sacristy was completed first, the tower was added later and was only finished in the modern period. The church is of brick, with a single nave, a chancel closed on three sides and a massive tower on the west side. The spire with a finial was fitted in the mid-18th century, and on the beam of the bell tower an inscription with the date 11 June 1755 has survived.
The church was rebuilt several times. Around 1622 it was modernised and the façades were plastered, in the 1660s or 1670s a south annexe was added, and in 1665 an altar retable and a pulpit were donated. The last major rebuilding took place around 1862: the pointed windows were restored, the brick face of the walls was exposed and the annexe was rebuilt in Neo-Gothic forms. The furnishings that have survived are mainly Baroque ones of the 17th century (altar, pulpit, pews), the Mannerist parapet of the west gallery and gravestones from 1739.
The parish priests are known from 1370. In 1535 the Reformation was introduced here, and until 1945 the church was Protestant, and after the war it was consecrated again. It now belongs to the parish of St Gertrude in Darłowo.
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