Kostel svatého Mikuláše v Mikulášovicích, Baroque church in Mikulášovice, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Nicholas in Mikulášovice is a Baroque three-nave building, 50 m long, 20 m wide and 18 m high, with a 60 m tower. Its white tower carries a green spire, a black clock face with gold numerals and a cross; the pale-yellow facade has pilasters, a statue niche and a sundial. Inside, a dark reddish-brown and gold main altar frames a painting of Saint Nicholas.
A first church dedicated to Saint Nicholas is documented in 1445; a stone Renaissance church replaced it in 1551–1555, was baroqued and enlarged in 1694–1695, and its tower was raised in 1701. The present building was erected in 1750–1751 by builder Zacharias Hoffmann of Lipová and consecrated at the end of 1751. It has been a protected cultural monument since 1958.
The church's name comes from a legend: a pagan knight was saved from a bear after his Christian servant prayed to Saint Nicholas, and the knight built a chapel in thanks. The church also hosted the Brotherhood of the Sorrowful Mother of God under the black scapular from 1717.
The building remains accessible for visits and continues to serve as an active place of worship with regular religious services. It is best to check beforehand if services are scheduled to avoid visiting during ceremonies.
The 1901 organ has 2,166 pipes. The only bell to survive the Second World War requisitions is Saint Anne, cast in 1921 in Richard Herold's workshop. The churchyard around the building was closed in 1872 and keeps Rococo and Neoclassical tombstones, some by the Dresden sculptor Franz Pettrich.
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