Holy Family Church (Cieszyn)

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Holy Family Church
presbytery

presbytery

Construction year: 1876
Inauguration: 1878
Style elements : Gothic
Client: Catholic Church
Location: 49 ° 44 '50.4 "  N , 18 ° 38' 11.3"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 44 '50.4 "  N , 18 ° 38' 11.3"  E
Address: ul.Wyższa Brama 1
Cieszyn
Poland
Purpose: Roman Catholic monastery church
Diocese : Bielsko-Żywiec
Front view

The Holy Family Church ( Polish: Kościół św. Jerzego w Cieszynie ) in Cieszyn , Poland , is a Catholic church on the edge of the Old Town.

history

The church and monastery were built in the 19th century for the Sisters of Mercy of St. Karl Borromeo built in the neo-Gothic style. The church was originally built in front of the city wall. It is still used by the order today.

Web links

Commons : Monastery of Sisters of Mercy of Saint Borromeo in Cieszyn  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

monastery

literature

  • Teresa Małkowska-Holcerowa i Jan Samek (red.):  Catalog zabytków sztuki w Polsce. Miasto Cieszyn i powiat cieszyński . T. IV, e.g. 3: Województwo katowickie. Warszawa: Instytut Sztuki PAN, 1974.