The lack of historical sources makes it impossible to provide an exact date of the foundation of the Ćmielów parish. The church itself was built in the early 14th century, although according to Father Jan Wiśniewski, the temple could have been built at the end of the 13th century. The 18th century inventory also gives 1313 as the date of the church's construction[2]. The foundation of the parish, which was established before 1326, should be connected with these dates of the church's construction.
The parish cemetery is located 270 meters from the church on Zaciszna Street. It was established on the initiative of the parish priest, Father Szymon Czerwiński, and the Grand Chancellor of the Crown, Jacek Małachowski, in 1807. The reason for this decision was sanitary considerations, because until the end of the 18th century, the deceased were buried according to custom in the square around the church[8].
A noteworthy object is the chapel located there, funded by Magdalena and Józef Długoszewski, as well as citizens of Ćmielów in 1835. Half a century later, Tekla and Piotr Starzomscy added a porch and renovated the chapel. However, fate was not kind to this object. In 1899, the roof burned down as a result of a lightning strike. A general renovation took place six years later, i.e. in 1905. At that time, the windows and floor were replaced, and the walls were decorated with paintings. The chapel also received an organ, as well as a stone altar with a cross. On the western wall of the chapel there is a Cross of National Remembrance, at the feet of which there are porcelain plaques with the names of fallen soldiers of the Home Army, as well as Marian Raciborski and Father Kacper Kotkowski[3]. This religious building practically from the very beginning received the privilege to hold services thanks to the efforts of the then parish priest, Father Szymon Czerwiński[8]. Currently, services are held on All Saints' Day on November 1. In addition to the chapel, the parish cemetery contains historic tombstones from the end and the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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