Parish of St Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, in Jordanów Śląski

The Church of St Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, stands in Jordanów Śląski, a village in Wrocław County. Since 1946 it has been the parish church of a Roman Catholic parish belonging to the Borów deanery of the Archdiocese of Wrocław.

A Gothic structure from the 15th century

The main body of the church dates from the 15th century and has a Gothic form. The building is single-naved, built of brick, on a rectangular plan, with a small chancel. On the street side stands a square tower with defensive elements, topped with an octagonal spire, through which the main entrance passes. The windows and portals are closed with segmental arches, and the upper storeys of the tower have twin window openings. To the south, a half-tower with a ceramic roof and a sacristy adjoin the main body, and the nave and tower are crowned with profiled cornices.

From a Protestant church to a Catholic parish

From 1534 to 1945 the building served the Protestant community. In 1945 the church was destroyed to about 40 percent, and in 1946 a Roman Catholic parish of St Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, was established there, served by an archdiocesan priest.

Interior and furnishings

Inside, a wooden ceiling has survived, and the music gallery and lofts are supported by six wooden columns. The oldest furnishings include a wooden main altar from 1620 in the Renaissance style, the base of a pulpit from 1609, and a Baroque wooden font from the early 17th century. Four tombstone slabs are set into the chancel wall, three Renaissance and one Baroque. The church also has an organ from 1887, built by the firm Schlag i Söhne of Świdnica.

Cemetery by the church

The church is surrounded by a former churchyard cemetery established in the 15th century, enclosed by a wall. By the wall, on the north side, stands an unfinished penitential cross in the form of a partly worked granite boulder measuring 46 by 62 by 18 centimetres.

Nearby

From Jordanów Śląski, hills to the east of Sobótka can be seen, including the viewpoint of the Bismarck Tower on Jańska Góra.

Former manor houses have also survived in the surrounding villages, including the Janówek Manor.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Wrocławska 44, Jordanów Śląski, Wrocław County
• The church stands in the centre of the village, next to the former walled churchyard cemetery
• Opening hours and the possibility of viewing the interior are best checked directly with the parish before a visit