Church of Saint Stanislaus, Cultural monument church in Pitín, Czech Republic
The Church of Saint Stanislaus is a single-nave oriented building with a polygonal chancel and a square tower at the entrance, built in 1585 by the brothers Václav and Vilém Tetourové. A presbytery and sacristy were added between 1758 and 1773, and the present form dates from a rebuild of 1851–1855. A stone cross stands within the church grounds.
The church was built in 1585 by brothers Václav and Vilém Tetour. A presbytery and sacristy were added between 1758 and 1773, and the present parish church was rebuilt in 1851–1855. After severe damage, it was extensively renovated in 1950–1951 under architect Jaroslav Čermák, and it has been a cultural monument since 1968.
The church is dedicated to Saint Stanislaus, a Polish bishop and martyr. Its interior decoration from the 1950s is the work of painter Miloslav Troup, including fourteen Stations of the Cross around the nave and four stained-glass windows in the presbytery. The wall painting above the altar shows a stylized bishop's crozier with thorns and drops of blood, referring to Archbishop Josef Karel Matocha, a native of Pitín, who consecrated the renovated church on 25 November 1951.
The church stands in Pitín, in the Uherské Hradiště district. The interior was modernised in 1950–1951, when the vault was removed, so the nave now has a flat ceiling. Look for the fourteen Stations of the Cross around the nave and the four coloured windows in the presbytery.
The fourteen Stations of the Cross around the nave were made by painter Miloslav Troup in the 1950s: black linear drawing on glass backed with gold foil, so the gold shows through unpainted areas. The first ten stations glow in bright colours, while the last four darken toward the Crucifixion and Entombment.
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