Church of Saint Catherine, Catholic church building in Herálec, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Catherine is a late-Baroque Roman Catholic parish church in the Moravian part of Herálec, standing in a cemetery with a mortuary. Completed and consecrated in 1790, it replaced an earlier church damaged by a storm in 1785; its facade and roof were renewed in 1900. Inside are a main altar with the tabernacle and a painting of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a Marian side altar, painted Stations of the Cross, an organ in the choir loft, wooden pews and a baptismal font.
The present late-Baroque church was completed and consecrated in 1790, replacing an earlier church damaged by a storm in 1785. In 1900 both the facade and the roof were replaced. It is now a protected cultural monument and the parish church of Herálec pod Žákovou horou.
The church is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a saint venerated in Catholic tradition. This dedication shapes the religious identity of the place and remains part of local worship practices today.
The church stands on the cemetery in the Moravian part of Herálec, together with a mortuary. Approach from the village centre toward that cemetery; the building is the parish church of the Herálec pod Žákovou horou parish, so it is easiest to reach on foot along the village lanes.
The church stands in the Moravian part of Herálec, on a cemetery with a mortuary. Its late-Baroque form dates from 1790, when it replaced an older church damaged by a storm in 1785. Both the facade and the roof were renewed in 1900.
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