Schulenburg, Texas, sits about midway between San Antonio and Houston. And, while it is the home of the Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum and the Texas Polka Music Museum, Schulenburg and the surrounding rural communities are probably best known as the official home of the Painted Churches.
There are six Painted Churches in the area. The four churches, located in the communities of Dubina, High Hill, Ammannsville and Praha are open to the public, while the two in Moravia and St. John are only open for guided tours. If you choose to visit the Painted Churches, keep in mind that they are all active parishes and conduct services on Saturday evening and on Sunday and Catholic Holy Days, as well as the occasional wedding. Let's start in Praha...
St. Mary's Catholic Church - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - in Praha
The small community of Praha, eight miles west of Schulenburg, was settled by Czech-Moravian families in 1854. St. Mary's Parish was established in 1855, and the current church building was constructed in 1895. Like the rest of the Painted Churches, St. Mary's looks fairly unassuming on the outside. But, walk through those doors and you'll understand where the name Painted Church comes from.
That beautiful ceiling was painted by a famous Swiss artist and remains original to this date.
I hope that you enjoyed this introduction to Schulenburg's Painted Churches. In the future, I'll try to share some images of the other three open churches. Until then, pray, and go to church!
So much tradition and history. So they are named Painted Churches because of the interior decoration! Walking into those rather unassuming churches must be amazing.
Yes. Hopefully I'll actually post "parts 2-4", and you'll see how creatively they're painted. One church appears to have marble pillars, but they're actually painted wood. Beautiful to see in person!
Wow! Amazing European looking church in America! Very beautifully painted with love and devotion. It’s out of place and time!
These parishes were established by German and Czech immigrants. I love that they were able to bring that European feel to Texas.
Hope they could keep these old churches in good conditions forever.
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Looks good! The churches are not open everyday? I mean, there's no daily mass but only on weekends?