Our Lady of Perpetual Help church in Malbork, Catholic church in Malbork, Poland.
The Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a Baroque hall church built in 1712–1714 as an Evangelical temple. It has three naves on a Latin cross plan, a west tower and a north catechetical building. Inside, a wooden ceiling imitates a brick cross vault, and benches and galleries remain from Evangelical services.
The church was built between 1712 and 1714 in Baroque style as an Evangelical temple dedicated to Saint George, and was consecrated on 25 March 1714. It survived World War II and was taken over by Catholics after the war; the first Polish service was held in September 1945. On 16 May 1958 its dedication was changed to Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
The church was built as a Lutheran temple and only received its present name on 16 May 1958, when it was placed under Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The first Polish Mass was celebrated here in September 1945, after Catholics took over the building. Inside, the wooden benches and galleries recall the Protestant services once held here.
The church stands in Malbork, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, and belongs to the Malbork I deanery of the Elbląg diocese. The interior is oriented, with the tower on the west side and the catechetical building attached to the north. Look for the wooden ceiling imitating a brick cross vault, and the benches and galleries once used for Evangelical services.
The wooden ceiling is painted to imitate a brick cross-vault, a trompe-l'oeil effect from the church's Evangelical period. The baptismal font (1685) and the carved Passion scene (1687) predate the building itself, having been brought from the earlier church on the site.
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