Inside, there are lavish furnishings from the 18th century.

History

The origins of the parish are poorly documented. The first church, probably a filial church of the parish in Dysa, existed from 1459 to 1463. The parish was first mentioned in historical records in 1531. The present-day church was probably erected at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. Between 1570 and 1610, it was transformed into an Arian church. In 1656, the church and the town were partially destroyed by the Swedes. The reconstruction of the church lasted from 1675 to 1679. In 1734, the church was enlarged. A sacristy was added then, as well as the treasury, which extended the chancel. The chapel of Jesus Christ was also added on the southern side of the chancel. The church was thoroughly restored between 1894 and 1897 and new vaults were built then. Other newly added parts included a chapel of Our Lady in the northern part, a church porch at the front and a vestibule next to the sacristy. 

The Gate-belfry was erected around 1781, whereas the fence with chapels was built at the end of the 18th century. The tomb chapel of the Weyssenhoff Family (heirs of the nearby Samoklęsk estate) was built in 1848-59 according to a design created by the architect Ludwik Szamota.

The church was partially damaged during the First World War. Repairs and restorations were carried out in 1938, 1953, between 1972 and 1973 (full-scale renovation). The last renovation took place in 2010-2020 (all component parts of the complex were renovated then). 

Next to the church, there is a clergy house from around mid-18th century, remodelled in the 19th century (not entered in the register of monuments).

Description

The church complex is situated on the axis of the street which starts at the western corner of the market square. The complex comprises a church, a tomb chapel, a gate-belfry and a fence with shrines. 

The church. Oriented. Late Gothic, with subsequent alterations. A single-nave, consisting of an elongated, five-span nave and a narrower and lower chancel, terminated semi-hexagonally. The chancel was later extended by the addition of a sacristy, slightly narrower but of the same height and terminated semi-hexagonally too, with a treasury on the first storey and a small vestibule in the southern part. Perpendicularly positioned rectangular chapels were added on both sides of the chancel. In the western part, there is a rectangular church porch, whose width is similar to the width of the nave (end of 19th century). In the north-western corner, there is a cylindrical turret with a staircase. In the southern part, there is the former church porch (18th century). 

The church is made of bricks and covered with plaster (some walls follow a Gothic pattern, the southern wall of the nave is partially rebuilt). Initially, the elevations were enclosed with two-slope buttresses (the remnants of the buttresses are preserved in the western part), transformed into semi-columns in the 18th century. The façade is preceded by a magnificent church porch with pilastered corners, with the main entrance placed in an arcade with a richly profiled archivolt. In the upper part, the façade is divided with pilasters. Its later-added top is divided by lesenes; the eastern top (probably from the 17th and 18th centuries) has a wavy outline and is divided by little pilasters. The corners of the chapels and of the southern church porch are rounded and surmounted by pilasters. All elevations (with the exception of the chancel) are topped with a simplified entablature. The window openings are elongated and terminated with a semi-circular arch. In the chancel part, the window openings are placed in arcaded recesses, whereas in the nave they are topped with sections of cornices. Individual parts of the building are covered with gable roofs. Over the chancel and sacristy, there are three-span roofs, clad with sheet metal (originally with roof tiles). On the roof ridge of the nave, there is a neo-Gothic turret with an openwork lantern. The interior is covered with a barrel vault with lunettes (19th century). The walls of the nave are divided by pilasters. The chancel opening and the arcades facing the chapels are terminated with semi-circular arches. The interiors contain the preserved lavish furnishings, including a set of Rococo altars, a pulpit and a baptismal font from the 18th century, double-sided pictures painted on woodpanels and paintings (17th-20th century), a Classicist tombstone of the Granowski family produced in 1821 in Rome by Leonard Biglioschi. 

The tomb chapel of the Weyssenhoff family. Classicist. Positioned on the axis of the church façade. It has the form of a rotunda and its brick walls are covered with plaster. Under the chapel, there is a crypt. The interior is covered with a double-slope false dome. The corniced walls are divided by frames and lesenes, with shallow arcades. The smooth elevations are decorated in the upper part with a frieze with rosettes and a narrow cornice under the eaves. The entrance is surmounted by a cast-iron portal with the dates 1843, 1848, 1857 and the letters L H W. Above the entrance, there is a plaque with the inscription “Weyssenhoffs’ tomb”. Inside, there is a cast-iron tombstone of General Jan Weyssenhoff and his wife, Tekla née Otffinowski.

Gate-belfry. Baroque-Classicist. Built on a rectangular floor plan, two-storey, with semi-circularly terminated bell openings. The corners of the belfry are framed by Tuscan pilasters in the giant order, which support the entablature. On the sides, there are little screen walls, in which the gate openings (the northern one is partially bricked up) are closed with basket arches, connected by scroll-like volutes with the belfry. The belfry is made of plastered bricks, topped with a pavilion roof with sheet metal cladding. On the roof, there is a vertical wooden ornament with a cross.

The fence of the church cemetery comes from the end of the 18th century (the western section was built later). Made of bricks and partially plastered, it has the form of bays delineated by pillars, with arcades inside and partially outside. Next to the fence, there are two shrines and a morgue. At the cemetery, there are two stone tombstones and a wall plaque of the Granowski family.

The heritage site is accessible upon prior arrangement by telephone.

compiled by Bożena Stanek-Lebioda, National Institute of Cultural Heritage, Branch Office in Lublin, 10 February 2017

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