Church of Saint Apollinaris, Catholic church in Horšovský Týn, Czech Republic

The Church of Saint Apollinaris stands by the main road through Horšovský Týn, on the south bank of the Radbuza. Its long nave is followed by a slightly narrower presbytery of similar length, with a chapel to the south and a sacristy to the north. A five-storey tower with a belfry rises at the north wall, and the west front has a porch with an upper oratory. The nave and porch roofs are mansard, and a blocked stepped portal survives on the south facade.

The church was built around the mid-13th century, originally dedicated to the Virgin Mary and from the 14th century to Saint Apollinaris. In 1391 the archdeacon of Horšovský Týn obtained indulgences from Pope Boniface IX for its reconstruction. Hussite troops burned the right-bank part of town, including the church, in 1431; the tower took its present form in the 16th century and Baroque changes to the nave followed before 1768.

Originally dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the church has borne the name of Saint Apollinaris since the 14th century. It serves as a filial church of the Horšovský Týn parish, whose main church is Saint Peter and Paul. In 1391 the archdeacon of Horšovský Týn obtained indulgences from Pope Boniface IX for all believers who contributed to its reconstruction.

The church stands by the main road through Horšovský Týn, on the south bank of the Radbuza, opposite the parish church of Sts Peter and Paul and the castle. It is a filial church of the Horšovský Týn parish, so services are not held here regularly; check locally before planning a visit.

The blind stepped portal on the south wall of the nave matches stonework on the bishop's castle across the Radbuza, suggesting the same masons worked on both. Interior stone carving shows signs of Petr Parléř's lodge, active at St Vitus Cathedral in Prague.