A Gothic church from the 15th century, rebuilt in the Baroque spirit, with the St Anne Chapel and a western tower, in a village in Spiš.
The Church of All Saints in Kacwin is a Gothic church rebuilt in the Baroque spirit, entered in the heritage register. It stands in a village in Spiš, in Łapsze Niżne municipality, at Św. Anny 145. Zabytek.pl dates the start of construction to the 15th century, and the Wikipedia entry on Kacwin speaks of a foundation around 1400 by the lords of Dunajec Castle.
According to Wikipedia, in 1431 the church was desecrated by the Hussites. In the 17th century it was taken over by the Lutherans, and around 1666 it returned to the Catholics with the arrival of a Catholic priest. Zabytek.pl lists renovations from 1678-1679, 1712, 1757-1767, 1842 and 1978-1979. Today's parish belongs to the Niedzica deanery of the Archdiocese of Kraków, and the parish feast falls on 1 November.
Zabytek.pl describes the church as having a single nave with a narrow chancel. A chapel of St Anne was added to the nave on the north side, there is also a sacristy, and the western façade is crowned by a square tower with a Baroque spire. The building was constructed of stone with the use of brick and plastered, and the stone elements were reinforced with ashlar. The chancel is covered by a cross-rib vault, the nave by a barrel vault with lunettes. The roofs are covered with tiles.
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