Salvator Church, Church building in Dolní Životice, Czech Republic
Salvator Church is a two-nave church east of the castle in Dolní Životice, with a square tower on its west side. Architect Ludwig Schneider designed it and the Opava firm Kern & Blum built it in 1907–1908. The exterior mixes historicist, eclectic, Baroque, German Romantic and Romanesque elements.
Salvator Church was built in 1907–1908 to a design by architect Ludwig Schneider, constructed by the Opava firm Kern & Blum and financed by the Razumovsky counts, who have their own crypt in the church. It was consecrated on 19 September 1908 by ThDr. František Bauer. Since 28 March 1990 it has been listed as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic, and in 2000 a full renovation repaired the roof, the Razumovsky tomb, the stained glass, the frescoes, the wiring and the facade.
The church holds a crypt of the Razumovsky family, who financed its construction, and the bell "Panna Marie" weighing 390 kg hangs in the west tower. The building was consecrated on 19 September 1908 by ThDr. František Bauer, and a parish publication about the church by Petr Tesař appeared in 2008.
The church stands east of the Dolní Životice chateau, with its square tower on the west side and the carved wooden altar also on the western end inside. The Razumovský crypt lies in the building; the 2000 renovation repaired the roof, crypt, stained glass, frescoes, wiring and facade. The parish website lists current opening times.
The tower holds a bell named "Panna Marie" weighing 390 kg. The Razumovsky family, who financed the building, have their own crypt inside the church, and the 2000 renovation included repairs to their tomb as well as restoration of the stained glass and frescoes.
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