Church of Saint Mary of Help, Catholic church in Moravské Křižánky, Czech Republic
The Church of Saint Mary of Help stands on the cemetery in the Moravian part of Křižánky. It is a Roman Catholic filial church of the Herálec pod Žákovou horou parish, built in 1932–1933 to plans by builder Jaroslav Jungmann and consecrated on 5 August 1934 by Brno bishop Josef Kupka.
Construction began in 1932 to plans by builder Jaroslav Jungmann and was finished the following year, apart from interior fittings such as the organ and bells. On 5 August 1934 the church was consecrated by Brno bishop Josef Kupka despite bad weather. In 1984 the tower roof was replaced.
The church is a filial church of the Herálec pod Žákovou horou parish, so it has no resident priest of its own. Its patronal feast honours Mary under the title Help of Christians. The two original bells, Mother of God and St. John Nepomuk, were blessed and hung on 14 June 1936.
The church stands in the local cemetery in the Moravian part of the village, not in the village centre. Access is on foot through the cemetery grounds. The tower roof was replaced in 1984, so the tower seen today differs from the 1934 consecration state.
The organ in the choir came from Svratka, where it was built in 1832, and was moved to Křižánky in 1955. The two original bells, Mother of God and St. John Nepomuk, blessed on 14 June 1936, were confiscated during World War II; today's bell was blessed on 8 August 1954.
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