Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Kołobrzeg

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Kołobrzeg is a modernist church of 1932, built in the suburb of Kostrzewno. Until 1945 it was a Protestant branch church of the St Mary's parish, dedicated to the Saviour.

From Protestant to Franciscan

After the Second World War the church was taken over by the Roman Catholic Church and, as a branch church, belonged to the parish of St Martin. In 1972 it was entrusted to the Franciscans, and a year later the parish of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was established at it. A monastery building from the 1970s adjoins the church on the south side.

Bells

The tower holds three bells. The smallest, from 1805, bears the inscription Minerwa and is probably the oldest bell in the city. Its origin is not known. The two larger ones were cast in 1986 by the Saturnin Skubiszyński bell foundry of Poznań and are named John Paul II and Francis of Assisi.

Practical information

• Place: Kołobrzeg, Kostrzewno district.
• Nearby are the port in Kołobrzeg, about 700 m away, and St Martin's Church, about 1.1 km.
• Service times are given by the parish; check them before your visit.