Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Česká Kamenice, Religious chapel in Česká Kamenice, Czech Republic
The Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary stands in the Děčín District of the Ústí nad Labem region, displaying Baroque architectural features throughout. The building includes a bell tower and decorated walls that create an organized and purposeful religious space.
The chapel was built between 1736 and 1739, probably to a design by the builder Octavio Broggio, and the square ambulatory with its four corner chapels followed about ten years later. Dean Jindřich Ignác Teigl promoted the pilgrimage after surviving the plague of 1713–1714, and a fundraising campaign he began was handed to the town council before his death in 1735. A major renovation in 1883–1885, funded by mayor Franz Preidl, added Ferdinand Brunetti's frescoes, stucco work and stained glass.
The main pilgrimage is held on the Sunday after the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, 8 September. The miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary of Kamenice, 75 cm tall and dating from 1608, stands in the original Baroque altar in the Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua. In summer the chapel opens to the public with guided commentary.
The chapel opens to the public during the summer season, with guided commentary available. The main pilgrimage is held on the Sunday after 8 September, the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. A reconstructed plague cart from the first half of the 18th century is kept in the ambulatory.
The architect is not documented by name; the design of 1736–1739 is attributed probably to builder Octavio Broggio. In the ambulatory stands a restored plague cart from the epidemics of the first half of the 18th century, and near the chapel a tomb is the only remnant of the former town cemetery.
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