Church of Saint Barbara, Roman Catholic church in Dubice, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Barbara is an oriented single-nave building with a rectangular plan, a polygonal presbytery and a polygonal bell tower above the nave. Its facade has a semicircular portal topped by a niche with a 17th-century statue of Saint Barbara and a late Renaissance gable with recessed wings and finials.
A Gothic chapel built in the mid-14th century by the Srš family of Dubice as their family and funeral chapel, probably dedicated to the Virgin Mary, stood here. In 1579 Jindřich Kauč z Kauče had a Lutheran church of Saint Barbara built on its site, rebuilt in 1589–1595, wrecked in 1634–1643 during the Thirty Years' War and repaired after 1643. It turned Catholic in the Counter-Reformation and was altered again in 1820 after a fire in the village.
Pilgrims came here for the statue of Saint Barbara and for the Virgin Mary; three major pilgrimages were held, on 1 May, 22 July for Saint Mary Magdalene and 4 December for Saint Barbara, the last usually organised by the Dominicans of Ústí nad Labem. Mass is still celebrated every third Sunday of the month.
The church welcomes visitors during scheduled times, and parking is available in the nearby area. Religious services take place on weekends and holidays, which may affect when you can visit freely.
The bell in the eastern facade of the tower is a richly decorated piece cast in 1595 by Brikcí of Cimperk, a Prague bell-founder whose works survive in several Bohemian churches. It hangs above the nave, in the polygonal bell tower rising from the roof rather than in a separate campanile.
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