Church of Saint Anne, Baroque church in Sedlec, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Anne is a baroque structure in Sedlec featuring white walls, decorative details, and a central tower that rises prominently. The building displays the hallmarks of this architectural style with carefully composed proportions and ornamental features.
A church existed here by 900; the present building replaced a Gothic predecessor from 1290, of which a vault fragment survives in the sacristy. The Baroque church was built from 1738, possibly by Johann Schmidt following simplified plans by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, and consecrated in 1750.
Pilgrims came to venerate the late-Gothic statue of Saint Anne Selbdritt, kept on the main altar, and in 1694 the Prague consistory officially declared the church a pilgrimage site. The annual Saint Anne pilgrimage continues, and the parish holds public collections at the feast and during Advent and Christmas.
The church stands in Sedlec, part of Karlovy Vary, and is owned by the Stará Role parish. A citizens' association has restored the roof, tower dome and clock; concerts and collections support further repairs. Access is arranged through the parish or during events.
The tower bell was cast in 1588 by Gregor Albrecht of Schlackenwerth; its inscription reads "Greger Albrecht hat mich gosn zu Schlackenwerdt, im 1588. jar". Two steel bells from 1918 also hang in the tower, while bells honoring Saint Joachim were likely melted down for war use.
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