Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary in Vážany, Baroque church building in Vážany, Czech Republic
The Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary in Vážany is a Baroque church probably dating from 1685, a filial church of the Knínice u Boskovic parish. Its presbytery holds the main altar with a painting of the Annunciation and statues of saints and angels, and three side altars stand in the nave. A single bell hangs in the small tower, where two once hung.
The Baroque church dates probably from 1685. Its façade and roof were repaired between 1956 and 1963, and electrical wiring was installed in 1994. It is a filial church of the Knínice u Boskovic parish and is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
The church is a filial church of the Knínice u Boskovic parish, so regular services are held elsewhere and the building is used for occasional Masses. Its dedication to the Annunciation is echoed in the main altar painting of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, flanked by statues of saints and small angels.
The church stands in the village of Vážany along road II/374, surrounded by a low wall, with a stone cross and a 1925 memorial to the victims of World War I in front of it. It is a filial church of the Knínice u Boskovic parish, so services are not held here regularly; arrange any visit through that parish.
The single bell in the small tower once had a partner: the sources record that two bells originally hung there. The churchyard is enclosed by a low wall, and a stone cross stands in front of the church beside a memorial to the victims of the First World War, dating from 1925.
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