Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Jelenia Góra

Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church () is an originally Lutheran, now Roman Catholic church in Jelenia Góra, Poland. It is one of the (), built in Silesia after the intervention of Swedish king Charles XII, who forced Austrian Emperor Joseph I to provide right for Protestants.

The construction of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church was begun in 1709 and completed in 1718. It was designed by Martin Frantz on a Greek-cross plan, modelled after the Katarina Church in Stockholm. In 1806 the fire destroyed the stairwell and the cupola of the church, which were reconstructed in the years 1810–1811. The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church was Lutheran up to 1947, later it became Catholic.

See also

Katarina Church, Stockholm Jesus Church, Cieszyn

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