Church of the Divine Providence
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Church of Divine Providence - Catholic church in Bielsko-Biala, built in the late Baroque style in 1760-1769 years. The church was rebuilt twice in the nineteenth century.

In 1708, the first mayor and one of the richest merchants - Balthazar Damek founded a chapel dedicated to Divine Providence. The chapel was built on the spot where the merchant narrowly escaped death at the hands of the Swedish soldier. The construction of the baroque church on the former site of the chapel began in 1760 by architects Jan Josef Polotsk, Gottfried Berger and Jan Fiber.

The temple was founded by the governor Heinrich von Bruhl for the Jesuits. Until 1773 the patron of the church is considered the founder of the Jesuits St. Ignatius of Loyola. Only in 1789 the church was consecrated as the Church of the Divine Providence.

The original church was a single-nave with two turrets. In the nineteenth century the church was rebuilt twice. In the years 1849-1850 was built a second nave, chancel and side galleries. The current appearance of the temple has acquired only in 1887, after the work of the architect Emmanuel growth. Then the tower was expanded, changed the appearance of the facade, added to the clock tower. Restored church was consecrated in 1889 by Bishop of Krakow.

The interior of the church is particularly noteworthy in the Department of Rococo style, designed in the shape of St. Peter's boat floating on the river Jordan. The wooden altar in the Baroque style, was built in the second half of the nineteenth century.

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