Paletínská kaple, Religious chapel in Luže, Czech Republic

Paletínská kaple in Luže is a small chapel with an octagonal floor plan and pilasters at the corners that give it a distinctive appearance. The entrance features a decorated doorway with a monogram, while the interior contains niches and a gallery space.

The chapel was commissioned in 1620 by Jan Kotz as an offering of gratitude for protecting Luže from plague, with construction finished and consecrated by 1624. This structure emerged during a period when such votive chapels were a common response to surviving major crises.

The chapel is consecrated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers, saints invoked against plague, and its name Paletínská refers to the nearby Paletín site. Mass was formerly held here three times a year: on the Tuesday after Easter, the Tuesday after Pentecost, and the Monday after the Feast of the Name of Mary.

The chapel stands on the red hiking trail about one kilometre east of the ruins of Košumberk Castle, in the cadastral area of Luže. It is not open to the public and stays locked, so the octagonal exterior with its pilasters and the entrance portal bearing the monogram "IHS" can only be seen from outside.

The chapel's entrance portal bears a cartouche with the monogram "IHS", a detail easy to miss on the facade. Inside, a small side altar held a copy of the Chrudim Salvator at the start of the 20th century, alongside the main altar of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.