Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Medieval church in Záběhlice, Czech Republic.
The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Záběhlice combines Gothic and Romanesque building elements with a Neo-Romanesque tower constructed between 1876 and 1880. The interior holds a notable altarpiece from 1861 depicting the Virgin Mary.
The church was founded in 1125 and underwent major reconstruction in the 14th century incorporating both Romanesque and Gothic features. The original tower was destroyed by lightning in the 19th century and subsequently rebuilt.
The church is a filial church of the Hostivař parish of the Decapitation of St John the Baptist, and its patron saints are the Korb family of Weidenheim, whose coat of arms is painted on the vault boss of the Gothic presbytery. The parish registers have been kept since 1671.
The church is located in Záběhlice on the eastern side of Prague and operates under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague. Visitors can enter during service times, with the site easily reached on foot from public transport stops.
The three bells in the tower are documented: the first two, dated 1876, carry a short history of the church, and the third is dated 1889. The 1876 pair was cast during the Neo-Romanesque rebuilding under architect Antonín Baum.
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