Saints Peter and Paul church in Puck, Gothic parish church in Puck, Poland.
The church of Saints Peter and Paul stands at the edge of Puck Bay, its tower added before 1309 to an earlier Romanesque church whose 12th-century stone column foundations survive. The present Gothic body was built between 1330 and 1400 and covered with a single roof in 1496, when the eastern gable was added. Inside are a 13th-century baptismal font in the porch, a 1697 Baroque font, and a 1623 altar in the Wejher chapel behind a 17th-century wrought-iron grille.
A parish probably existed in Puck by the 12th century, when the stone column bases still in the church were made. The Romanesque pillars and a tower added before 1309 survive from an earlier church; the present Gothic building was erected between 1330 and 1400. In 1496 it received a single roof and an eastern gable, and from 1556 to 1589 it was held by Lutherans.
On 29 June, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, boats from the ports of the Hel Peninsula sail across Puck Bay to the church for an open-air service on the water before the indulgence Mass. The parish also keeps memorial plaques for the 1920 wedding of Poland to the sea, for priests Edmund Fittkau and Bronisław Labuda shot by the Germans on 20 October 1939, and for the 1922 rescue of local children.
The church stands directly on the shore of Puck Bay, so the walk from the town centre follows the waterfront. The 13th-century baptismal font is kept in the porch, while the main furnishings are in the nave and the Wejher chapel behind a 17th-century wrought-iron grille. The building is an active parish church, so visits are best arranged around service times.
The church stands directly on the shore of the Bay of Puck, which is why it serves as a landmark visible from afar. Each 29 June, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, boats from the ports of the Hel Peninsula sail across the bay for a service on the water before the parish Mass. Inside, look for the 13th-century baptismal font kept in the porch and two Gothic bells cast around 1400.
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