Church of Saint Vincent de Paul, Neo-Romanesque church in Perštýn, Czech Republic
The Church of Saint Vincent de Paul is a three-nave basilica of red brick with a dome, a transept, two towers on the northwest facade and a semicircular apse. Its Rundbogenstil design follows the Rhenish school, with white-painted structural elements and light sandstone from Pirna for cornices and columns. The towers rise to a 20-metre belfry topped by a pyramidal roof.
Constructed between 1884 and 1887, the building was designed by Vienna architects and built for the Lazarist order. A wealthy patron provided funding for this major religious community project.
The building now serves as a Seventh-day Adventist congregation space, with interior features adapted for adult baptism by immersion. This shift in religious use has shaped how the space functions and appears to visitors today.
The building is located on U Jánského kamene street in the Perštýn neighborhood, near the historical Jánský kámen stone. Keep in mind that regular services take place, so visiting may depend on whether gatherings or events are currently happening.
The decorative elements, including cornices and columns, are made of sandstone supplied from Pirna in Saxony, not from Germany as often assumed. The church was built for 100,000 guilders, funded by Baroness Marie Pavlína Liebigová. The Seventh-day Adventist Church bought the building for 30,316 Kčs and paid for its reconstruction from its own funds and charity collections.
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