Church of Saint James the Greater, Cultural monument and church in Přelouč, Czech Republic

The Church of Saint James the Greater is a single-nave Gothic building of mixed stone and brick masonry, with a three-sided presbytery and sacristy on the south side and a Baroque chapel on the north. A Baroque square tower with a double helm roof and onion cupola stands at the west front. A fragment of a 12th-century Romanesque archivolt frieze survives on the north side of the presbytery.

The structure was severely damaged by fire in 1641 and underwent major reconstruction in 1646. This rebuilding transformed the original Romanesque church into the Baroque form it retains today.

The parish church bears the name of Saint James the Greater, and its 1782 ceiling frescoes by Josef Kramolín depict scenes from the saint's legend across three arches of the Baroque vault. A bell named Jakub, cast in 1515 and weighing 886 kg, hangs in the west tower. The church remains the seat of the Přelouč parish.

The church stands near the town center and remains active as a working place of worship with regular services. As a functioning parish church, opening times may vary, so checking ahead is worthwhile.

In the sacristy, a fresco of Saints Peter and Paul from the workshop of Master Theodoric, painted around 1400, was found during a survey in 2003 and identified after restoration in 2009. The figure of Paul is unfinished, and the painter's guide inscription S. PAULU(S) is still visible in the lower part.