Żernica

On a small hill in Żernica, where the local stronghold supposedly used to be in the Middle Ages, a wooden church of Saint Michael the Archangel is visible among old trees. Based on the recent dendrochronological research, the final date for the construction of the temple was set for 1661. The unique value of the temple is also evidenced by the entry on the Wooden Architecture Trail in the Silesian Voivodeship.

Żernica - The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael the Archangel

Żernica - The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael the Archangel

Żernica - The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael the Archangel

Żernica - The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael the Archangel

Żernica - The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael the Archangel

Żernica - The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael the Archangel

Żernica - The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael the Archangel

Żernica - The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael the Archangel

Żernica - The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael the Archangel

Żernica - The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Michael the Archangel

After the war, the wooden church deteriorated and became too small, the inhabitants were forced to build a substitute church. On September 27, 1970, the Bishop of Opole, Franciszek Jop, consecrated the new church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Żernica - Roman Catholic Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Żernica - Roman Catholic Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Żernica - Roman Catholic Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Żernica - Roman Catholic Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Żernica - Roman Catholic Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The "God's Passion" stone cross is located at the stairs leading to the church. It was built in the mid-nineteenth century.

In the center of the village in close proximity to the wooden church, there is a different than the usual chapel of St. John of Nepomuk. The building is made of brick, plastered, covered with a semicircular roof. The entrance to the chapel is finished with an oval arch and it is closed with a decorative grille. Inside the chapel, a figure of St. John of Nepomuk, which dates back to the mid-nineteenth century. The figure is made in the folk style. The saint is holding a large crucifix.

 

Żernica -  The Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk

Żernica -  The Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk

Żernica -  The Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk

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