Church of the Corpus Christi, Catholic church in Slavonice, Czech Republic.

The Church of the Corpus Christi is the oldest building in Slavonice, a twin-nave pilgrimage church with a Gothic core, a Baroque north nave added in 1677 and a neo-Gothic restoration from 1870. Its main altar holds a painting of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary, and a Loretánská chapel was completed beside it in 1820.

A Gothic chapel stood here by legend around 1280; Bishop Dětřich of Olomouc consecrated it in 1296 and granted partial indulgences. Hussites burned it in 1423, and it was rebuilt on the surviving Gothic walls and presbytery, re-consecrated in 1436. Enlarged as a two-nave pilgrimage church, it was consecrated again in 1491, became Protestant at the end of the 16th century and Catholic again from 1620. Joseph II closed it in 1783, but parish priest Josef Gross obtained its preservation on condition that Slavonice pay running costs. It has been a cultural monument since 1958.

The church carries two names: Corpus Christi, from its dedication to the Blessed Sacrament, and Holy Spirit, from the main altar painting of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary. From 10 December, a major Marian feast is held here, mirroring the one at Loreto in Italy, after the Loreto statue and altar arrived from Vratěnín in 1820.

A visit is best planned after contacting the parish in advance to confirm accessibility and current opening times. The central location in Slavonice makes the church easy to reach.

The church owes its double name to two dedications: the high altar with a painting of the Coronation of the Virgin is consecrated to the Holy Spirit, hence the German name Heilig-Geist-Kirche, while the building itself is named for the Corpus Christi. A hermitage stood beside it from the 15th century until 1778, when the last occupant, Leopold Mendig, died at 75.