2. What are the Churches of Peace?
In Silesia were named after the Peace of Westphalia of
1648 which permitted the Lutherans in the Roman
Catholic parts of Silesia to build three Evangelical
churches from wood, loam and straw outside the city
walls, without steeples and church bells.
3. Who constructed the Church of Peace in Jawor?
Albrecht von Saebisch (1610–1688) from Wroclaw (then
German Breslau) and was finished a year later in 1655. The
200 paintings inside by were done by Georg Flegel in 1671–
1681. The altar, by Martin Schneider, dates to 1672, the
original organ of J. Hoferichter from Legnica (then German
Liegnitz) of 1664 was replaced in 1855–1856 by Adolf
Alexander Lummert.
8. Festival of Peace
Every summer in the Church of Peace in Jawor
organize Festival of Peace. At this event artists from
Poland, Czech Rebublic and Germany presents
their songs.
9. Since 2001, the Church of Peace in Jawor
are listed as UNESCO.
