Church of Peace in Jawor, Poland

park Pokoju 2 , 50-425 Wrocław , 59-400 Jawor , Jawor County , 58-100 , Poland ,

Category: Miscellaneous

Tags: Church, Church of Peace, wooden church

Church of Peace in Jawor is the second - in the order of construction - from three Protestant churches built as a result of the findings of the Peace of Westphalia, concluded at the end of the Thirty Years War. According to the findings of Sweden undertook Austro-Hungarian Emperor Ferdinand III to build three Protestant churches in Silesia. By decree of the imperial then built three churches: the first in Głogowie, the second was in Jawor, and the third - in Swidnica. Terms permission for the construction included the execution of the temple of perishable materials: wood, clay and straw. These churches can not be built within the city (but not more than cannon-shot distance from the city walls), it could resemble the outside of the church, they were not allowed either to build them a tower with a bell. The first of these churches were built in Głogów. However, he did not survive the fire that destroyed it in the nineteenth century. The other two of the Churches of Peace (in Swidnica and Jawor) survived until today. Jawor Church of Peace is the largest of the three churches which was built between 1654-1655, designed by Albrecht von Sabisch. The construction of the church took on master carpenter Andreas Gamper from Jawor. Consecration of the temple took place December 23, 1654. The church is richly decorated in paintings done directly on stage or on canvas latched then to the walls .. The authors of all the paintings decorating the church worked under the direction of master George Flégl from Kowary. The church in Jawor - if you believe the information found in the Internet - is the largest wooden building with a religious purpose in Europe. It is - of course - one of the finest monuments in Jawor. His rank in the world confirms that this object has been entered on the UNESCO World Heritage List.