Church of Saint James the Greater, Catholic church building in Minice, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint James the Greater in Minice is a simple single-nave church with a prismatic tower, founded in the mid-14th century under Charles IV and rebuilt several times; its present form is Neo-Renaissance. It is the oldest monument in Kralupy nad Vltavou.
The Church of Saint James the Greater was founded in the mid-14th century, during the reign of Emperor Charles IV, as a Gothic single-nave church with a prismatic tower. It was rebuilt several times, and its present appearance is Neo-Renaissance. It is the oldest monument in Kralupy nad Vltavou.
The church is the oldest monument in Kralupy nad Vltavou. Antonín Seifert and Marie Borutová, parents of the poet Jaroslav Seifert, married here because the church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and St Wenceslas in the town centre did not yet exist.
The church stands in Minice, part of Kralupy nad Vltavou, and is the oldest monument in the town. It is a protected cultural monument of the Czech Republic, so visits focus on the exterior and the prismatic tower rather than regular opening hours.
The wedding of Antonín Seifert and Marie Borutová, parents of the poet Jaroslav Seifert, took place in this church because the church in central Kralupy nad Vltavou did not yet exist. The building is the oldest monument in Kralupy nad Vltavou and is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
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