Church of Saint Stanislaus, Catholic church in Bolatice, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Stanislaus is a three-nave basilica with a core from the early 18th century, oriented with a three-sided polygonal presbytery and a transept. Its west facade has three portals framed by pilasters and a three-storey tower; above the main portal a sandstone cartouche bears an eagle, the letters MORS, the initials FFLAMU and the year 1703. The basilica roof is hipped and covered with bobrovky tiles, while the tower has a sheet-metal helmet.
The church was built and consecrated in 1703, dedicated to Saint Stanislaus, patron of Poland, in honour of the visit of Polish king John III Sobieski, who passed through the village in 1682 on his way to relieve Vienna. It was enlarged to its present form in 1911–1912 by master mason Josef Seyfried of Kravaře and reconsecrated on 25 November 1912 by Karel Wisnar, auxiliary bishop of Olomouc. In 1964 the church with its wrought-iron cross, perimeter wall and Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk was entered in the Central List of Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic.
The church is dedicated to Saint Stanislaus, patron saint of Poland, in honour of the visit of Polish king John III Sobieski, who passed through the village in 1682 on his way to relieve Vienna from the Turks. The sandstone cartouche above the main portal bears an eagle with the letters MORS, the initials FFLAMU and the year 1703, topped by a mitre and crozier. A Baroque chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk from the first half of the 18th century stands on the village green east of the church.
The church stands in the centre of Bolatice, with a wide staircase leading up to the wrought-iron gate in the perimeter wall; side gates allow entry on foot. The former cemetery around the church was turned into a park in 2014, and the Baroque Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk stands on the village green east of the church.
The church was dedicated to Saint Stanislaus, patron of Poland, in honour of King John III Sobieski's passage through Bolatice in 1682 on his way to relieve Vienna from the Turks. A sandstone cartouche above the main portal carries an eagle with the letters MORS, the initials FFLAMU and the year 1703.
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