Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Podolí, Medieval church in Podolí, Czech Republic
The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel is a simple single-nave Roman Catholic parish church in Pod Vyšehrad street, Prague 4-Podolí. Originally a late Romanesque building from the early 13th century, it received its present neo-Romanesque appearance in 1887. Above the entrance is a mosaic by Bohumil Jaroš, and a separate wooden Baroque bell tower stands nearby.
The chapel is first documented in 1222, when it belonged to the royal chapter at Vyšehrad; the Prague canon Mikuláš Holubec served as its spiritual administrator until 1360. It became a parish church in 1856 and received its present neo-Romanesque appearance during building work in 1887. After 1945 the parish priest was the architect Jan Rosůlek, a member of the Devětsil group.
The church has been a parish since 1856, and from 1945 its parish priest was the architect Jan Rosůlek, a member of the Devětsil group and brother of actress Marie Rosůlková, who lived in the nearby cubist triple house on Rašínovo nábřeží. Above the entrance is a mosaic by Bohumil Jaroš.
The church is easily accessible by trams and buses that serve the Podolí area and connect to Prague's wider transit network. Visitors can reach the neighborhood conveniently using public transportation.
The wooden bell tower beside the church has a shingled roof topped by a wooden lantern with a gilded cross. Inside hangs a bell of the Mother of God and All Saints cast in 1482 by an unknown bellfounder; two bells, Michael and John of Nepomuk, were added in 1993 from the Tomášková-Dytrychová workshop in Brodek u Přerova.
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