Church of Our Lady of Victories, Baroque church in Malá Strana, Czech Republic
The Church of Our Lady of Victories stands in Malá Strana, a district of Prague 1, and belongs to the baroque and classical tradition. Inside, it shows altars with carved work, marble columns, painted vaults, and gilded elements distributed in side niches and the main space.
German Lutherans originally built the church space in 1611 under the name Holy Trinity. After a military victory by Ferdinand II, the Carmelites received the building in 1624 and gave it its current name.
The Infant Jesus figure from Spain wears different garments that change with the church calendar. Visitors come to see the small statue and engage with it in a personal moment of devotion.
The church stands on Karmelitská in Malá Strana, below Petřín hill, with its entrance facing the street and the former monastery adjoining. The nave was reoriented westward in the 1625–1644 adaptation, so the presbytery lies at the street end. The former monastery now houses the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.
The Infant Jesus statue was donated to the Carmelites in 1628 by Polyxena of Lobkowicz, but it was lost when Swedish troops plundered Prague in 1631 and found again in 1637. Pope Benedict XVI donated a gold crown with eight shells, pearls and garnets, placed above the statue in 2009.
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