Bierdzany Church

Wooden, historic, parish Roman Catholic temple from the early eighteenth century. The church is famous for its polychrome depicting "Bierdzian death". The paintings were searched for years. The temple was founded in 1711 on the site of an older one, mentioned at the end of the fourteenth century.

The church is a model example of a log construction often used in religious buildings of the 17th and 18th centuries.
The polychromes decorating the walls of the temple deserve special attention. The paintings were discovered in the early 1960s thanks to the persistence of the then new priest. This so-called Bible pauperum, a drawing version of the Bible for the poor who could not read.
During the discovery of polychrome, however, a particular search was made for the form of death that was associated with the legend and the saying "Będzin death" repeated for years, which was supposed to mean a weak, pale and sick person. This saying was to be related to sculpture, painting or painting in the church. The scene depicting death and the merchant was found at the very end of the work, which was financed mainly by the local community, which - also - was actively involved in the renovation of a unique temple.

Bierdzany Church

Text author:

Opracowanie zbiorowe
QR Communication

Voice author:

Jacek
Rudnik

For 26 years journalist of Radio Opole, now presenter of news but started in the 90''s as a host of numerous radio shows including local chart OpolTop 40, R&B show 'BlackJam' and finally programs dedicated to alternative music originating mainly from UK and US. In 1995 he was a member of editorial office responsible for very popular city program 'Radio na Wyspie'. The list of the hosts of his programs include i.a. Pat Metheny, Fish, Bruce Dickinson, Stacey Kent or Mel C.

Voice author:

Tomasz
Bazan

How it working

To listen to the history of monuments as part of the "Discover History" project, you need to follow a few simple steps. Below, we present a short, step-by-step "user manual" to provide a relatively simple way to access the mini-auditions.

STEP 1

You need a smartphone with a camera. The camera lens should be pointed at the information plaque located next to the monument. Below is a view of the plaque itself and its example location next to the Karol Musioł monument in Opole.

STEP 2

After pointing your smartphone's camera at the QR code located on the right side of the plaque, the app's welcome screen will appear, followed by a screen with the name, photo of the monument, and the "START" button.

STEP 3

The "START" button starts the audio recording process.
Your smartphone will prompt you with the next steps after you listen to the story or pause it. Please keep an eye on your smartphone screen!

STEP 4

Other available options: brief information about the monument, author of the text and recording, list of other monuments in the city included in the "Discover History" project, downloadable map of monuments, video, and social media links

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