Church of Saint Thomas, Gothic church in Nýrsko, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Thomas is a Gothic structure in Nýrsko featuring distinctive ceiling designs that define its interior spaces. The presbytery displays cross-ribbed vaults, while the main nave has barrel vaults with lunettes running along the sides.
The church is documented before 1372, with 1352 also cited as a possible date. In the 18th century, Diviš Koc z Dobrše had a square Chapel of the Virgin Mary with a dome added to the south side, and the noble family of the Lords of Dobrše established its family tomb in the church.
The border family of the Lords of Dobrše built its family tomb in the Nýrsko sanctuary, and Diviš Koc of Dobrše had the Chapel of the Virgin Mary added to the Church of Saint Thomas. Parish registers have been kept since 1654, and a plebania is recorded in 1358.
The church stands on a hill on the edge of Nýrsko, next to the grounds of the new cemetery. It is an active Roman Catholic parish church; parish registers have been kept since 1654. Visitors enter the tower through a portal with a Baroque pediment cornice.
The church holds the family tomb of the Lords of Dobrš, a borderland noble family; Diviš Koc of Dobrš had the Chapel of the Virgin Mary added to the church. The parish registers reach back to 1654, and a chaplaincy is recorded in 1358.
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