In my last post, I introduced you to the Painted Churches of Schulenburg, Texas, specifically St. Mary's Catholic Church in Praha. For Part 2 in the series, we're moving on to the community of Dubina.
Settled in 1856 by several Czech-Moravian families, Dubina took its present name from the oak groves found there, the Czech word for "oak tree" being "dub." Initially, Catholic masses were offered in a log cabin, until the first church was built in 1877. That structure was destroyed by a hurricane in July, 1909.
The present Church, Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, was built in 1912. The church underwent modernization in 1952, and the original decorative frescoes and stenciling were whitewashed over. This top paint was removed in the 1980's, and parishioners stenciled around the designs and commissioned a professional to paint blue and beige backgrounds and preserve the original art.
Note that the wooden columns are painted to look like marble. That's another characteristic of the Painted Churches.
Stations of the Cross IV, V and VI
Besides the breathtaking painting, this church boasts some beautiful, detailed carvings depicting the Stations of the Cross. There are fourteen stations, each depicting one of the events of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and death. In the image above, we see, right to left, Station IV - Jesus meets His Mother, Station V - Simon of Cyrene is enlisted to help our Lord carry His cross, and Station VI - Veronica wipes blood and sweat from our Lord's face, leaving His image on her towel.
Above: Image of The Infant Jesus of Prague
I hope that you enjoyed this second installation in my series about Schulenburg's Painted Churches. Hopefully in the near future, I'll share history and images of the other two open churches. Until then, pray, and go to church!
*Note: Post edited 12/23/2023. First image was of another church (Ammannsville)
Very beautiful paintings. This church is in very good condition.
It's funny to think that, for the US, the church is in very good condition for an old church, while in Thailand there are beautiful temples or, in Europe, ancient cathedrals, that are so much older and still look beautiful. We once had a French exchange student stay with us in Colorado and we took him to see a town where the buildings date to the 1800's. He laughed about us thinking that that was old.
It isn’t easy to conserve and renovate old churches and buildings. Lots of old temples here are falling to pieces for lack of money for maintenance.
The French and Europeans were used to being around ancient constructions and old ruins and those old roads built by the Romans.
Lack of money is the likely reason, sad but understandable.
That's a pretty church!
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The pictures don't do them justice. Thanks for taking a look, and for the DHEDGE vote :)
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Beautiful Church!
Thanks for checking it out!
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The architecture looks very American. Haha. I dunno how else to call it. Oh and I love the ceiling art.
It disappoints me when people don't value the original design of churches. This typically happens in our country in some churches. Anyway thanks for sharing!