Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Religious monument in Heřmanice, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is a single-tower church in Heřmanice, rebuilt in Neoclassical style after a fire in 1882. Its exterior walls hold sandstone tombstones of Albrecht von Wallenstein's parents and sisters, and a memorial plaque to Wallenstein.
Count Franz Anton von Spork founded the Baroque church on the foundations of a medieval church destroyed by fire. After a fire in 1882 it was rebuilt in Neoclassical style and a tower was added. Its pilgrim fame began in 1766, when Bartholomew Kriegler brought a copy of the Mariazell Madonna from Styria and hung it on a pear tree in Heřmanice; after miraculous events that August, the image was moved into the church.
Pilgrimage to a Marian image defined the church: in 1766 Bartoloměj Kriegler brought a picture of Our Lady of Mariazell from Styria and hung it on a pear tree in Heřmanice; after reported miracles that August, parishioners moved it into the church. Services are held on the last Saturday of the month.
The church sits in the center of Heřmanice and is easily accessible via the main road through the village. Visitors should plan their visit around local service times, as the building functions primarily as an active place of worship for the community.
Sandstone memorial slabs of Albrecht von Wallenstein's parents are set inside the nave, while plaques for two of his sisters and a memorial tablet to Wallenstein himself are mounted on the exterior walls. Part of the inscription on Margareta's slab reads "sslechticzna" with the date of death before St Bartholomew's Day, i.e. before 25 July.
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