Church of Saint Elisabeth, Cultural monument and church in Třeboň II, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Elisabeth is a single-nave Renaissance cemetery and filial church in the southern part of Třeboň II, near the Hliník housing estate. Its presbytery and east end retain late Gothic windows beneath typically Renaissance plaster, while the main tower carries a double Baroque dome and a Baroque sanctus bell turret.
Vilém z Rožmberk had this single-nave Renaissance church built to replace an older Gothic church of the same dedication that stood on the site of the newly created Nevděk pond. It was consecrated on 26 July 1576, the feast of Saint Anne, with the blessing of Pope Gregory XIII. Two years after the Battle of White Mountain, the English garrison of Třeboň surrendered the city here to General Baltasar Marradas.
The church is dedicated to Saint Elisabeth, whose bell from 1654 also bears the name of Saint Barbara. In 2009 it was the only church in the České Budějovice diocese holding the Tridentine Mass, on the first Sunday of each month. The adjoining cemetery holds the graves of Třeboň abbots and deans, including dean Hugo Josef Pitel, buried there in 2017.
The building is located in Třeboň II and remains accessible to visitors interested in viewing the religious architecture and protected monument. It is helpful to check opening times in advance and respect any services that may be taking place.
The bell in the church, cast in 1654 and dedicated to Saint Elisabeth and Saint Barbara, came from the abandoned Gothic church of Saint Barbara near Chlum u Třeboně. It escaped requisition during both world wars, making it the oldest bell in Třeboň as of 2018.
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