Church of Saints Peter and Paul, church building in Chcebuz, Czech Republic
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Chcebuz is a baroque-style building with curved shapes and ornate decorations. It displays typical baroque features such as a wide facade, rounded windows, and an elaborately decorated entrance that make it easily recognizable from a distance.
A church existed here perhaps by the late 10th century, under Boleslaus II; the village is documented in a 993 charter of Břevnov Monastery. The building burned down in 1656 and was repaired in 1684, then replaced by the present structure in 1781–1784 under Count Hubert Karel Pachta of Rájov.
The church keeps bells from the earlier building: one cast in 1566 by Brikcí z Cimperka, another from 1610. Frescoes by Josef Kramolín from 1784 cover the vaults, including angels, Mary Magdalene and King David with a harp under the gallery.
The church stands on an oval terraced cemetery in the middle of the village green, on a hill above the surrounding countryside. The baroque parish house (No. 61) is nearby, and the newer cemetery founded in 1786 lies north of the village.
The tower bells come from the earlier church: one cast in 1566 by Brikcí of Cimperk, another in 1610. In April 2013 the 18th-century clock movement was stolen from the tower, with damage assessed at 130,000 CZK.
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