Jesus Church () or Grace Church is a

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Church located in

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. It is one of the largest and most important

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churches in

. The construction of the Lutheran

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was made possible with the assistance of

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, who forced Austrian Emperor

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to provide right for Protestants. Late Austrian

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in style, Jesus Church was constructed between 1709 1710 and between 1750 the bell tower was built . In the first two decades of the church's existence, it was a significant center of

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. The church has a capacity of 6000 people (sitting on benches) and a lot of standing places if necessary. The Church also houses the Protestant Museum altogether with Tschammer Library which has about 23 000 books in its collection. On 12 October 2008,

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visited Lutheran Jesus Church in

, becoming the first Polish president who had visited a Protestant place of worship in Poland.Prezydent w kościele Jezusowym
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Tercentenary of Jesus Church in Teschen
Churches in Cieszyn 18th-century Lutheran churches

Tourist attractions in Cieszyn Lutheran churches in Poland Churches completed in 1750 {{Lutheran-church-stub

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