Trzęsacz Poland
[Roman Catholic]
The southern wall of the Gothic Church of St. Nicholas is all that remains after the Baltic Sea claimed most of the church. When built in the 15th century the church was nearly 2 kilometers from the sea, as it was situated in the middle of the village. The church became Lutheran in 1534. It was renovated in 1658 with Renaissance and Baroque benches, stalls, pulpit, font, and altar. Lightning struck the 1650 wooden tower in 1760 and 1818; it was then dismantled. The sea began to uncover the cemetery in the late 1700s; it closed in 1809. As the sea came closer, the last service was held in March 1974; the church closed in August 1874. The wall is now standing on the edge of the cliff. The new Church of Divine Mercy was built, beginning in 1874 until 1889. The altar from the Church of St. Nicholas was installed in the reconstructed church in 2003.
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