Church of Saint Lawrence, Gothic church in Přerov I-Město, Czech Republic.

The Church of Saint Lawrence is a Gothic structure featuring pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and buttresses that define its exterior walls. The interior and exterior display typical Gothic elements including tall windows and detailed stonework throughout the building.

The church was built after 1256 and first mentioned in writing in 1324. Swedish troops burned it in 1642, melting the tower bells; it was repaired within ten years. A Baroque rebuilding in 1722–1732 turned its axis from east–west to north–south, and the late Baroque interior dates from 1792–1794.

The church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence, a martyr, and its dedication shapes local devotion. Next to it stands the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows, originally a cemetery mortuary, converted into a chapel in the mid-18th century with a Pietà statue. In 1954, chapels of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Jude Thaddeus were added under the choir.

The church stands in Přerov I-Město, a short walk from the town centre, with the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows beside it and the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre attached to the main entrance. The main door faces the neo-Baroque vestibule added in 1910–1912. Look for the bells in the tower, hung after the war from the former St. Peter and Paul Church in Olomouc.

The church's bells were melted in the 1642 fire after Swedish troops took Přerov; the tower's present bell came from the decommissioned Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Olomouc after 1945. The Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows beside the church began as a cemetery mortuary and was converted into a chapel in the mid-18th century.