St. Peter and Paul (Prudnik)
The St. Peter and Paul Church in Prudnik, Upper Silesia (Polish: Kościół Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła ) is located on Piast Street (Polish: ulica Piastwoska).
history
The Monastery of the Brothers of Mercy was built in the second half of the 18th century as a foundation of Colonel Friedrich Wilhelm von Röder and was secularized in 1810 .
The classicistic main altar with paintings of St. Peter and Paul as well as the pulpit with relief were created in the middle of the 19th century. The Way of the Cross was created in 1870 by the painter Joseph Fahnroth from Ziegenhals .
architecture
The St. Peter and Paul Church is a baroque hall building. In the convent building there is a chapel in the neo-baroque style. Under the sacred building there are catacombs , which are divided into 16 sections. The graves of friars are also located here.
literature
- Andrzej Dereń: Prudnik i okolice. Prudnicka granica cudów . Spółka wyd. Aneks, Prudnik 2009, pp. 39–42.
Web links
- Konwent bonifratrów w Prudniku
- Old and new pictures (fotopolska.eu)
- Old and new pictures (polska-org.pl)
Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′ 21.3 " N , 17 ° 34 ′ 37.4" E