Holy Cross Church - a
Roman Catholic
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parish church
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in
Brzeg
Brzeg (; Latin: ''Alta Ripa'', German: ''Brieg'', Silesian German: ''Brigg'', , ) is a town in southwestern Poland with 34,778 inhabitants (December 2021) and the capital of Brzeg County. It is situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the ...
, in the
Opole Voivodeship
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. The church belongs to the
deanery
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of the North of Brzeg;
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław
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.
History and architecture
The church was built between 1734 and 1739 (the towers were built in between 1854 and 1856) in the location of the destroyed in 1545 monastery of the
Dominicans - for the need of
Jesuits
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which arrived to the town in 1677 (architect J. Frisch). The church has a single-aisle, with a number of side chapels and the tribunes. The ceiling stands out due to J.Kubena frescoes (1739-1745) presenting the glory of the Holy Cross, the missions of the Jesuit Order and figures of saints.
Gallery
File:Brzeg Op k. Jezuitów 02.JPG, Holy altar
File:Ambona IMG 2738 krz.JPG, Pulpit
File:Poland Brzeg - Johann Kuben art in Feast of the Cross church.jpg, Ceiling
See also
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Brzeg Castle
Brzeg Castle is located in Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, within the Polish part of the Silesia region. Now a museum, the structures includes the Piast dynasty mausoleum.
Geography
Brzeg Castle is located on a cliff to the west of the Oder River, in ...
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St. Jadwiga's Church, Brzeg
St. Jadwiga's Church in Brzeg, Poland, is a Gothic architecture, Gothic castle church built in the fourteenth-century.
The Gothic architecture, Gothic brick-built chapel, adjoined to the south-western portion of Brzeg Castle was built in the form ...
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St. Nicholas' Church, Brzeg
St. Nicholas' Church in Brzeg, Poland, is a Gothic basilica built in the fourteenth century.
The church was built between 1370 and 1420 during the reign of Louis I of Brzeg. He built it on the site of a former brick building, mentioned in sources ...
References
Brzeg County
Brzeg
Brzeg (; Latin: ''Alta Ripa'', German: ''Brieg'', Silesian German: ''Brigg'', , ) is a town in southwestern Poland with 34,778 inhabitants (December 2021) and the capital of Brzeg County. It is situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the ...
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