Church of Saint Leopold, church in Brno-město District of South Moravian region
The Church of Saint Leopold is a church building in Štýřice that combines late baroque and early classical architectural styles. The complex includes an attached monastery and was built alongside a hospital that served the religious community's mission of caring for the sick.
Built between 1768 and 1777 in the late Baroque style, the church stands by the Brothers of Mercy monastery on Vídeňská street. Its construction is Baroque in spirit, but the facade already carries classicist elements. The whole complex is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
The church stands by the Monastery of the Merciful Brothers on Vídeňská Street, and the whole complex is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. Its interior holds painting and fresco work by Josef Stern and sculptures by Ondřej Schweigl.
The church stands on Vídeňská street in Štýřice, next to the Monastery of the Merciful Brothers, within the Brno-střed district. Four statues of saints and mourning figures stand in front of the facade, so the sculptural group is seen before entering. The whole complex is a protected cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
The four statues in front of the church, carved by Ondřej Schweigl, depict penitential moments and saints; Schweigl was a leading sculptor of late Baroque Moravia. The church's frescoes and paintings are by Josef Stern, and the whole complex, monastery included, is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
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