Church of the Holy Spirit in Staré Město, Church building in Staré Město, Czech Republic
The Church of the Holy Spirit in Staré Město is a modern church built from 2002 to designs by Slovenian architect Ivo Goropevšek. Its massive front is formed by two towers standing for Saints Cyril and Methodius, their axes converging toward a single point, with a cross-shaped open space between them. The interior is still unfinished, with stained-glass windows among the elements yet to be completed.
The church was initiated in 2002 to a design by Slovenian architect Ivo Goropevšek, and Bishop Pavel Posád blessed it on 5 October 2014. Regular services began at the end of that year. The Jednota sv. Michala association, founded in 1907, had long sought a larger church than the small Church of St Michael, which seats about one hundred people.
The church is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and was blessed by Bishop Pavel Posád on 5 October 2014, with regular services beginning at the end of that year. It gave the faithful of Staré Město a larger space than the small Church of St Michael, which seats about a hundred people.
The building sits in central Staré Město and is easily accessible on foot, with regular services and occasional concerts held inside. Visitors should know that opening hours may change depending on church programs and special events.
The church was blessed by Bishop Pavel Posád on 5 October 2014, and regular services began at the end of that year. The interior is still unfinished: stained-glass windows remain to be completed, and construction costs reached about 100 million Czech korunas by 2019.
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