Church of Saint Christopher, Wooden baroque church building in Kryštofovo Údolí, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Christopher is a log-built early Baroque church from 1683–1686, oriented south to north, with a rectangular nave, a right-angled presbytery and a two-storey brick sacristy added in 1781. Its walls have been covered with slate since 1893.
Originally constructed by carpenter Michl Schnöbel to replace an earlier 16th-century Lutheran chapel, this Roman Catholic church underwent significant rococo renovations in 1760-1761 and received a masonry sacristy addition in 1781.
The interior showcases rococo decorations including painted biblical scenes by J.J. Schöeller from 1760, baroque murals in the presbytery, and ornate altars dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and Saint Joseph.
Sunday Mass is held at 4:30 PM, with an annual pilgrimage festival during the last weekend of July featuring guided tours, while the church remains accessible via the Česká Lípa-Liberec railway line.
The church is oriented south to north, so its presbytery points south rather than east. In the cemetery's southwest corner stands a wooden bell tower built in 1754 on a high stone base, with a two-storey timber section and a slate mansard roof.
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