Church of Our Lady, Help of Christians in Dargomyśl

The Church of Our Lady, Help of Christians in Dargomyśl was built around 1260 at the foundation of the Templars of Chwarszczany. It was built of granite ashlar as an oriented hall building. Today it is a branch of the parish of St Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr in Cychry, and it has been in the heritage register since 1956.

Tower and form

The church has a rectangular body measuring about 25 x 12 m, a porch and a sacristy on the north side. The tower was added in 1748, and after the fire of 5 April 1897 its upper part was built in 1898 of brick and crowned with an openwork lantern with a helmet. In the south wall a walled-up pointed portal can be seen. The walls are 1.47 m thick.

Bell and history

A Gothic bell from the end of the 13th or the beginning of the 14th century bears a raised inscription in majuscule: O REX GLORIE VENIT CUM PACE. In 1433 the church was partly destroyed by Hussite troops, and after 1540 it was taken over by a Protestant congregation. After 1945 it was blessed again, on 30 May 1946.

Practical information

• Address: Dargomyśl 103, Dębno municipality.
• Service times and times of entry to the interior are given by the parish.
• The Templars of this area are also linked with the church in Chwarszczany.