Chapel of Saint Roch, Roman Catholic chapel in Jarošov, Czech Republic

The Chapel of Saint Roch is a small free-standing classical chapel on the Černá hora hill above Uherské Hradiště, between Jarošov and Mařatice. It stands on the chancel site of a large Baroque church begun in 1680 and completed in 1740, then deconsecrated in 1786. The chapel was rebuilt from the church remains and reconsecrated in 1931; a ceramic triangular mosaic was added to its facade in the 1970s.

Construction began in autumn 1680 on Černá hora above Uherské Hradiště, funded by leading townsmen, notably Zachariáš Guchs, after Bishop Karel II of Lichtenstein-Kastelkorn gave consent. A fire that destroyed much of the town in April 1681 delayed work; the chancel and the tower lantern with one bell were finished in October 1687, and the church was completed only in 1740. Abolished in 1786 under the Josephine reforms, it was later reduced to the present chapel, rebuilt around 1930 and reconsecrated in 1931.

The chapel is dedicated to Saint Roch, Saint Rosalia and Saint Sebastian, plague patrons. Regular pilgrimages began in 1875, were interrupted in the 1970s and resumed after 1989. The main pilgrimage is held on the Sunday after Saint Roch's feast (16 August), and a May pilgrimage on 1 May.

The chapel stands on Černá hora hill between Jarošov and Mařatice, above Uherské Hradiště. It is a freely standing building with no regular opening hours; the site is linked to the planned Park Rochus nature and recreation area. The main pilgrimage is held on the Sunday after 16 August, and a May pilgrimage on 1 May.

The chapel stands on the site of the chancel of a large Baroque church; a 2008 radar survey and summer excavation found its walls and brick paving, with foundations reaching 1.6 to 1.8 m deep. The site is to become part of the planned Park Rochus.