Travel Agency Pentalog Tour, phone: +420 353 206 134, e-mail: [email protected], web: www.pentalog-tour.cz ORTHODOX CHURCH SITES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Karlovy Vary Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral The Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Peter and Paul in Karlovy Vary is impossible to miss. Situated in a neighborhood composed of mainly art nouveau villas on Krále Jiřího Street, its gold-plated domes are visible from far away. Its architecture was inspired by a Byzantine-Old Russian church near Moscow. The Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Peter and Paul boasts rich decoration, which was partly sponsored by well-off Karlovy Vary spa patients of Russian origin. One of the remarkable works of art is a relief depicting Tsar Peter the Great. Opening hours: daily 09:00 — 18:00 Contact information: Address: Krále Jiřího 1039, Karlovy Vary Church administrator: prot. NIKOLAJ LISHCHENYUK, tel.: 353 223 238, mobilee: 607 183 023, e-mail: [email protected] Worships: Divine liturgies take place every Sunday and on holidays at 10.00 a.m. The photographs belong to the private collection of protoyeray Oleg Machniev. Travel Agency Pentalog Tour, phone: +420 353 206 134, e-mail: [email protected], web: www.pentalog-tour.cz ORTHODOX CHURCH SITES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Mariánské Lázně Church of Saint Vladimir This Orthodox Church was built in a Russian-Byzantine style in 1900-1902 according to plans by the architect Nikolay V. Sultanov by the builder Gustav Wiedermann. Its richly decorated interior, icons from the 17th century and a unique iconostas (Grand Prix at the World Exhibition in Paris, 1900) were gifts from Petr P. Rykovskiy. Opening hours: May – October 09:30 - 12:00 13:00 - 17:00 November – April 09:30 - 11:30 14:00 - 16:00 Contact information: Address: Ruská 347/9, Mariánské Lázně Church administrator: mitr. prot. Mgr. JOSEF HAUZAR tel.: 354 625 010, mobile: 603 573 874, e-mail: [email protected] Worships: take place every Sunday and on holidays at 10.00 a.m. The photographs belong to the private collection of protoyeray Oleg Machniev. Travel Agency Pentalog Tour, phone: +420 353 206 134, e-mail: [email protected], web: www.pentalog-tour.cz ORTHODOX CHURCH SITES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Františkovy Lázně Church of Saint Olga Like in Mariánské Lázně or Karlovy Vary, an Orthodox Church was also built in Františkovy Lázně to serve its local Russian community. The Church of Saint Olga was finished in 1889. It was designed by Gustav Wiedermann who designed several other buildings in Františkovy Lázně. Contact information: Address: ul. Kollárova 8/15, Františkovy Lázně Church administrator: jerej Mgr. METODĚJ VÍT KOUT mobile: 773 660 205, e-mail: [email protected] Worships: Wednesday at 18:30 (evening) Saturday at 17:30 (evening) Sunday 10:00 (divine liturgy) Major holidays The photographs belong to the private collection of protoyeray Oleg Machniev. Travel Agency Pentalog Tour, phone: +420 353 206 134, e-mail: [email protected], web: www.pentalog-tour.cz ORTHODOX CHURCH SITES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Plzeň Church of Saint Anne The church and an adjacent monastery were built by Jakub Auguston Jr., an architect from Plzeň (1670 to 1735). He was an apprenticed stucco worker yet he gradually become local leading contractor. The church is furnished in a unified style in the first half of the 18th century. Its author is unknown. The main altar is dedicated to St. Anne while side altars are dedicated to Virgin Mary, St. Alois and St. Dominic. There is also an altar dedicated to St. John of Nepomuk and to St. Catherin Ricci. Highly valued are also the pulpit and the intarsia pews. The artistic value of the Baroque furnishing is well-balanced and impressive. Contact information: Address: Bezručova ulice, Plzeň Church administrator: mitr. prot. Jan Polanský tel. 777 839 776 Worships: Liturgies take place every Sunday and on holidays at 9.30 a.m. Evening worships – Saturday at 18.00 The photographs belong to the private collection of protoyeray Oleg Machniev. Travel Agency Pentalog Tour, phone: +420 353 206 134, e-mail: [email protected], web: www.pentalog-tour.cz ORTHODOX CHURCH SITES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Praha Cathedral of Saint Vitus, Saint Wenceslas and Saint Vojtěch Saint Vitus Cathedral is Prague’s largest and most significant church. In addition to services, it witnessed the crowning ceremonies of Czech queens and kings. It is the burial place of the relics of patrons saints, rulers, noblemen and archbishops. The Chapel of Saint Wenceslas The Chapel of Saint Wenceslas is the heart of the cathedral. Its wonderful decorations and unique architectonic style emphasize the exceptional importance of the chapel, which forms the center of the cathedral and hides the tomb of the most prominent of all of our patron saints. The walls are lined with precious stones and murals depicting the Passion theme and their origin dates back to the 14th century. Pictures from the life of St. Wenceslas create the second decorative band and their authorship is ascribed to the workshop of the Master who made the altar which is placed in Litoměřice (The series of paintings dates back to 1509.). The door in the southwest corner leads to a crown chamber where Czech coronation jewels are stored. The Chapel of Saint Ludmila The Chapel of Saint Ludmila is the first next to the cathedral entrance, on its southern side. Its New-Gothic marl altar was created according to a design by J. Kranner. The Statue of Saint Ludmila was sculpted by E. Max in 1845. The window, designed by Max Švabinský in 1933, was manufactured by the workshop of Jan Jaroš. It depicts the Descent of the Holy Spirit. The chapel is decorated with sculptors representing various scenes from the life of St. Ludmila by J. Horejc (1938) and a bronze sculpture depicting the baptism of St. Ludmila by Karel Pokorny (1955). The painting entitled ‘Juses’ Burial’ was made by an unknown Italian master. Opening hours: April 1 – October 31 Mon - Sat: 9.00 – 17.00; Sun: 12:00 - 17:00 November 1 – March 31 Mon - Sat: 9.00 – 16.00; Sun: 12.00 - 16.00 Contact information: Address: Prague Castle, The 3rd yard 48/2, 119 01 Praha 1 The photographs belong to czechtourism.com Travel Agency Pentalog Tour, phone: +420 353 206 134, e-mail: [email protected], web: www.pentalog-tour.cz ORTHODOX CHURCH SITES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Praha Basilica of Saint George One of the most significant Romanesque monuments and the second oldest church in Prague was established by Prince Vratislav I around 920. In 925 the relics of the grandmother of Saint Wenceslas, Princess Ludmila who was murdered and became the first female martyr, were buried here. After construction of the adjacent Monastery of St. George in 973 the church was extended and transformed into a three-navy basilica in Oton’s Early-Romanesque style. Saint Ludmila: She was born into the princess of Pšov (Bohemia). She married Prince Bořivoj who was then baptized by Saint Methodius. Ludmilaalso converted to Christianity and became a devoted believer. She brought up her sons Spytihněv and Vratislav and her grandson Wenceslas in harmony with Christian liturgy. After Vratislav’s death she settled at the widow’s estate in Tetín u Berouna where she was strangulated by hired killers. Opening hours: April 1 – October 31 Mon - Sat: 9.00 – 17.00; Sun: 12:00 - 17:00 November 1 – March 31 Mon - Sat: 9.00 – 16.00; Sun: 12.00 - 16.00 Contact information: Address: Prague Castle, Náměstí U Svatého Jiří, Praha 1 Travel Agency Pentalog Tour, phone: +420 353 206 134, e-mail: [email protected], web: www.pentalog-tour.cz ORTHODOX CHURCH SITES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Praha Cathedral Church of Saint Cyril and Methodius and the Chapel of Saint Gorazd Today’s Orthodox Cathedral Church, which is the Principal Church of the Orthodox Church in the Czech Republic, was known as the Church of Karel Boromejsky until 1783. It was built in the 1730’s as the Baroque Roman Catholic Church of St. Karel Boromejsky. During WWII it became the place of the latest moments of the resistance put up by the Czech paratroopers who assassinated Reinhard Heydrich. Contact information: Address: Resslova 307/9a, 120 00 Praha 2 Church administrator: Metropolitan protopresbyter ThDr. JAROSLAV ŠUVARSKÝ, PhD., tel./fax: 224 920 686; mobile: 606 640 928, e-mail: [email protected] Worships: Sunday at 09:30 a.m. Tuesday 08:00 a.m. Saturday 08:00 a 17:00 a.m. The photographs belong to the private collection of protoyeray Oleg Machniev. Travel Agency Pentalog Tour, phone: +420 353 206 134, e-mail: [email protected], web: www.pentalog-tour.cz ORTHODOX CHURCH SITES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Praha The Church of the Death of Saint God-bearer at the Olšany cemetery The Russian Orthodox Church of the Death of Saint God-bearer is found in the eastern part of the Olšany cemetery near busy Želivského Street. The Orthodox Church has a rectangular layout. Its foundation stone was laid at the end of 1924. The whole building was finished a year later and the Orthodox Russians who died here could thus be buried in accordance with their traditions. The single-navy shrine was designed in the historical Psov-Novgorod style by architect Vladimir Alexandrovitch Brandt. The rich decorations were created by painter and graphic artist Ivan Jakovlevitch Bilibin, his older son Alexandr Ivanovitch, painter K. M. Katkov and painter N. G. Jashvil. The front of the church and the entrance are complemented with two robust buttresses which are transformed, above the level of the roof, into two gables designed as a little chapel in a recess in which bells are found.