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Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus


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The Church in Pogorzela invites. The church's interior is richly decorated with monumental paintings. The most interesting is music choir from the second half of 17th century with the painting of king David and angels playing music.

The parochial church of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Pogorzela comes from the second half of the 13th century (1273). The founders of the church was very influential kin of Lords from Pogorzela, from which came bishop of Wrocław - Przecław from Pogorzela. In the first half of the14th century the vault and the presbytery were covered with polychromy (Christ the Judge, evangelists symbols, Coronation of Blessed Virgin Mary). In the first half of the 15th century, the local artists covered the walls of church with paintings of scenes of Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, Vir Dolorum, God the Father and Santa Conversazione.The third phase of paintings (vestibule and western wall) came into being in the second half of the 15th century, and the fourth one (sub-arch of rainbow) at the beginning of the 16th century. When in 1545 protestants took over the church, then the paintings were covered with stucco. Not until 1965, the paintings were uncovered and polychromy(covered with white limepaint) was renovated in presbytery.

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Pogorzela 10
49-332 Pogorzela
Provinsen: OPOLSKIE
Lengde- og breddegrad: 51.8219,17.2293