Originally, the Volov church was a Catholic temple, but from the 16th to the second half of the 20th century it served Protestants. The church has been Catholic again since 1975. Its construction began in 1391.
Between 1406 and 1408 it was covered with vaults. The church partially burnt down in 1465 and in 1689. However, it was rebuilt, and in 1701 an extension in Baroque style began here, which lasted 10 years. In 1908, the restoration work was carried out by Hans Schlicht. Restoration took place between 1975 and 1980.
The church is a brick-built, oriented, three-nave building. The elongated chancel is polygonal in its end. There is a tower and vestry on the north side, and a chapel on the south side. The building is escarped and its roofs are gabled. The chancel and sacristy have cross-ribbed vaults, and the nave has monastery vaults. The interior preserves an 18th-century altar and an organ dating from around 1716. There is no doubt that they were built by Adam Horatius Casparini of Wrocław - one of the most famous organ builders of the time.
The construction and carpentry work for the organ was entrusted to Nicolaus Arnoldt of Wołów. The instrument was given eight voices in the manuals and five voices, moved by pedals. Unfortunately, however, the organ did not survive in its original form, as it suffered damage after the fire of 1781, due to the collapse of the top of the facade. The central part of the instrument was then replaced. It was replenished again in 1935-1936.
The pulpit and galleries in the St Lawrence Church date from the mid 18th century, while the epitaphs and tombstones date from the 16th to 18th century. Since 2001, the church has hosted the International Organ Music Festival.
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