Church of Saint Lawrence, Catholic church in Seč, Czech Republic

The Church of Saint Lawrence stands in the western part of Prof. Č. Strouhal Square in Seč. This single-nave Renaissance building, completed in 1620 under Karel Záruba of Hustířany, has a long three-sided presbytery, a prismatic west tower topped by a lantern and onion dome, and a side portal flanked by the Záruba and Waldstein coats of arms.

The church was built in 1610–1620 in Renaissance style for Karel Záruba of Hustířany, and was completed in 1620. From 1713 it served as a filial church of the parish in Bojanov; a local chaplaincy was established in 1786 and a new parish house built in 1854. Seč had belonged to the Litomyšl bishopric since 1349.

The side entrance is framed by the coats of arms of Karel Záruba of Hustířany and his wife Anna, born of Valdštejn, patrons under whom the church was built. The six-sided tin baptismal font of 1669 was donated by Rudolf and Viktorie of Schönfeld. The bell cast in 1828, the largest of three with a diameter of one metre, carries reliefs of Saint John of Nepomuk and Saint Florian.

The church stands in the western part of náměstí Prof. Č. Strouhala, the square named after Professor Čeněk Strouhal. The side entrance is round-arched and flanked by the Záruba and Valdštejn coats of arms, so look for it rather than a main west door. The former parish house by the church disappeared in the 17th century; a new one was built in 1854.

The side entrance is framed by two carved coats of arms: that of Karel Záruba of Hustířany, who had the church built, and that of his wife Anna, born of the Waldstein family. The tower holds three bells; the largest, one metre across, was hung in 1828 and bears reliefs of Saint John of Nepomuk and Saint Florian.