Church of Saint Lawrence, Medieval church in Rynárec, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Lawrence is a single-nave Baroque church in Rynárec, built of broken stone, measuring 14.90 m long and 8.40 m wide, with a tower on the western facade and a barrel vault. Its main altar holds a painting of Saint Lawrence; the altar and the rest of the basic furnishings date from the 18th century.
The original wooden Romanesque church on this site was consecrated in 1203 by Prague bishop Daniel II. The present building was erected in 1708 under archbishop Jan Josef Breuner, and the Baroque church received its final form in 1733. The parish belongs to the Pelhřimov vicariate of the České Budějovice diocese.
The parish of Rynárec, served by this church, covers Rynárec and nine surrounding villages: Dobrá Voda, Houserovka, Letny, Nemojov, Pavlov, Radňov, Rovná, Vratišov and Zajíčkov. The parish belongs to the Pelhřimov Vicariate of the České Budějovice Diocese. The main altar carries an 18th-century painting of Saint Lawrence, the church's patron.
The church stands in Rynárec, in the Pelhřimov Vicariate of the České Budějovice Diocese, and serves the villages of the parish, among them Dobrá Voda, Nemojov, Pavlov and Zajíčkov. The nave is 14.90 m long and 8.40 m wide, with the tower on the western façade, so the entrance side is the one facing west.
The church was consecrated in 1203 by Prague bishop Daniel II, but the wooden Romanesque building he blessed no longer stands. The present Baroque structure was built in 1708 under archbishop Jan Josef Breuner, and its final form dates to 1733. The walls are of broken stone, and the single nave measures 14.90 m by 8.40 m.
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