Antimony sulfide (Sb₂S₃) has gathered great interest as a promising absorber material in new-generation photovoltaic applications in recent years, due to its earth-abundant composition and environmental compatibility. While the material has been extensively studied in detail in its bulk, crystalline form, obtaining Sb₂S₃ in a colloidal form is challenging, although Sb₂S₃ nanocrystals could enable low-temperature processing from solution. Classical preparation methods routinely result in amorphous Sb₂S₃ nanoparticles, which, due to their larger bandgap and poor crystalline ordering, are less interesting for optoelectronic applications. Modifying synthesis parameters to enhance crystallinity results in needle-like crystallites >100 nm, unstable colloidal dispersions, and an incompatibility with solution-processed optoelectronics. Here, we demonstrate a new, templated growth for Sb₂S₃ nanocrystals leading to highly crystalline 1-dimensional nanorods of exceptional quality and properties. We present the potential of such crystalline Sb₂S₃ nanorods in solution-processed planar nanocrystal solar cells. Such Sb₂S₃ nanocrystal photovoltaic devices can be entirely processed at significantly lower deposition temperatures below 150°C and no longer rely on toxic cadmium sulfide interlayers as routinely used in bulk Sb₂S₃.