Chapel of Fourteen Holy Helpers, Religious chapel in Mradice, Czech Republic.
The Chapel of Fourteen Holy Helpers stands along the road near the village green of Mradice. Built in 1841 on a semicircular ground plan, it has a plain flat facade with a small entrance, a cornice raised into a pediment, and a square brick bell turret with a pyramidal roof. Inside, a triumphal arch sits just behind the first window, and the apse is rounded.
The chapel was built in 1841 on the site of an older chapel documented in written sources from 1754, when its accounts begin. That earlier chapel was originally dedicated to Saint Giles, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. The new chapel was blessed on Pentecost Sunday, 15 May 1842, by Postoloprty dean R.D. Josef Köhler. A fire in 1887 destroyed the roof truss and roof turret; it was repaired the same year and again in 1904, damaged during the communist era, and restored and re-blessed in 2001.
The chapel has served the local Catholic community as a place of devotion since its construction and remains under the care of the Diocese of Litoměřice. Its protected status reflects its continuing importance to those who visit to honor the fourteen saints.
The chapel stands beside the road just off the village square (náves) in Mradice, part of Postoloprty in the Louny district. It is a small rural building with a rounded apse, so it is seen from the outside; the entrance front faces the road. The ground along the roadside is unpaved in places.
The chapel is recorded under catalog number 1000442631 in the Czech Monument Register, making it part of a nationwide system documenting religious structures. This registration ensures systematic documentation and protection of historical chapels in the region.
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