Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Żarowo

The church in Żarowo in Stargard municipality was built in 1856-1858 in the arcade style. Until 1945 it served Protestants, and in 1948 it was blessed as a Catholic church. Today it is a filial church of the parish of Saints Peter and Paul in Grzędzice. It is not in the voivodeship heritage register or in the municipal register.

Fieldstone and brick details

The church has a rectangular plan with a five-sided apse to the east. The body of the nave is built of fieldstone, and the higher parts and window reveals of brick. The east gable is stepped and decorated with blind arcades. On the west side stands a three-storey tower under a pavilion roof, with brick stepped friezes, circular blind windows and window openings.

Interior

The nave is covered by a boarded beamed ceiling. In the chancel, separated from the nave by a chancel arch, stands an altar with a painting of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. In the west part of the church there is a music gallery supported on four pillars, and the pews date from the time of construction.

The mother parish is based at the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Grzędzice, about 2 km from here.

Practical information

• Location: Żarowo, Stargard municipality, Stargard County.
• The church is active as a filial or parish church, and service times and the possibility of entering the interior are given by the parish.