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Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Gothic church in Příbor, Czech Republic.

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is a late Gothic three-nave brick church with a polygonal apse and buttresses, a six-storey tower with a stone corner bossage and an onion dome, and Baroque side chapels from the 17th century. The nave has a saddle roof, the side chapels are topped by oval domes with lanterns, and a stone triumphal arch separates the chancel.

A first written mention from 1251 records a manor whose castle chapel may have stood here. In the 14th century the church was built using masonry from the castle fortifications, and the south gable and polygonal apse with buttresses date to around 1400. Italian masters raised the tower by two floors between 1570 and 1595, and side chapels on a trefoil plan followed in 1586. The cemetery around the church, founded in the 14th century, was abolished under Joseph II's reforms at the end of the 18th century.

The church's name refers to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, and its main altar holds a Gothic statue of the Virgin from the first half of the 15th century. In the wall around the church, ceramic reliefs of the Stations of the Cross were made in 1887 by the Příbor teacher Vojtěch Mottl.

The church holds regular services throughout the week, with additional masses on Saturday evenings and multiple services on Sundays. Visitors should check service schedules to plan their visit to experience the building during active worship times.

The building has been officially designated as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic, securing its protection as an important example of regional medieval architecture. This recognition highlights why the structure matters to the broader preservation of the region's built heritage.

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