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Giebułtów Church of St. Michael

Bolesławiec, Powiat bolesławiecki, Dolnośląskie, Poland

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    Bolesławiec, Powiat bolesławiecki, Dolnośląskie Poland
    Coordinates: 50.97950, 15.34714
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The first wooden church in Giebułtów (formerly Gebhardsdorf) was founded in the 14th century. This structure was burned by the Hussites in 1431. A new church was constructed on the initiative of the Dominican friar and nemesis of Martin Luther, Johann Tetzel, using funds he collected through the sale of Indulgences. After the Reformation church passed into the hands of the Protestant church when the village and its lord converted. It became a center for Protestant worship for faithful from other parts of Silesia where that religion was banned. The church was expanded in 1704 to accommodate the increased number of congregants, and a tower was added in 1707. However, the church's importance declined significantly in the 1740s after Frederick the Great conquered Silesia for Prussia and implemented freedom of worship for the Protestants.
After WWII, the Polish government returned the church building to the Catholic Church. It nonetheless suffered severe degradation during the postwar years, and in the 1960s it underwent a major renovation that removed many of its historic interior features and placed them in storage. The church graveyard was also liquidated during this time. Nevertheless, a few valuable epitaphs from the 17th-19th century are still preserved on the outside of the church.
The first wooden church in Giebułtów (formerly Gebhardsdorf) was founded in the 14th century. This structure was burned by the Hussites in 1431. A new church was constructed on the initiative of the Dominican friar and nemesis of Martin Luther, Johann Tetzel, using funds he collected through the sale of Indulgences. After the Reformation church passed into the hands of the Protestant church when the village and its lord converted. It became a center for Protestant worship for faithful from other parts of Silesia where that religion was banned. The church was expanded in 1704 to accommodate the increased number of congregants, and a tower was added in 1707. However, the church's importance declined significantly in the 1740s after Frederick the Great conquered Silesia for Prussia and implemented freedom of worship for the Protestants.
After WWII, the Polish government returned the church building to the Catholic Church. It nonetheless suffered severe degradation during the postwar years, and in the 1960s it underwent a major renovation that removed many of its historic interior features and placed them in storage. The church graveyard was also liquidated during this time. Nevertheless, a few valuable epitaphs from the 17th-19th century are still preserved on the outside of the church.

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