Church of Saint Cunigunde, Religious building in Nížkovice, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Cunigunde in Nížkovice is a Renaissance-style parish church built in 1727–1728 on the site of an older Gothic church. It stands on raised ground in the middle of the village cemetery, reached by a staircase, with two stone crosses in front and the parish house nearby. Inside, the presbytery holds the main altar with a painting of Saint Cunigunde, and the choir loft has Baroque organ built in 1846.
The church was built in 1727–1728 in Renaissance style on the site of an older Gothic church. In 1950 its failing vault, often repaired, was demolished and replaced by a wooden ceiling; the roof was renewed in the 1980s. After interior restoration in 1998–2004, static problems required further work in 2010–2013, and on 8 June 2013 Bishop Vojtěch Cikrle consecrated the church.
The parish celebrates its posvícení (patronal feast) on 8 June, the date in 2013 when Bishop Vojtěch Cikrle consecrated the church; the date of the original consecration is unknown. The main altar holds a painting of Saint Cunigunde, and the choir loft has Baroque organ built in 1846.
The church stands on raised ground in the middle of the village cemetery, reached by a staircase, with two stone crosses in front and the parish house nearby. The interior was restored between 1998 and 2004 and again between 2010 and 2013, when the plaster was renewed and a new altar table installed. The parish celebrates its posvícení on 8 June, the date of the 2013 consecration by Bishop Vojtěch Cikrle.
The church was built in 1727–1728 in Renaissance style on the site of an older Gothic church, so the present building is not medieval. Its vault had to be repaired often and was pulled down in 1950, replaced by a wooden ceiling. The roof was renewed in the 1980s.
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