Church of Saint James the Greater, Gothic church building in Malenice, Czech Republic.

The Church of Saint James the Greater is a single-nave, rectangular building with plastered masonry walls, a square west tower and a right-angled presbytery, standing on a hill at the southern edge of Malenice. The nave has a barrel vault, the presbytery a cross vault, and the west gallery is supported by three cross vaults. Behind the altar in the presbytery, remains of wall paintings from the first half of the 14th century are visible.

The presbytery's architectural forms point to the early 14th century, though the church is first documented in 1395. Originally a wooden nave stood beside a masonry presbytery; the nave was demolished in 1708 and replaced in masonry. The building took its present form in 1885.

The church is dedicated to Saint James the Greater, patron of pilgrims, and stands on a hill at the southern edge of Malenice within an irregular walled cemetery entered by a north gate and an east side gate. The cemetery wall and gates frame the approach visitors take to the building.

The church is protected under national heritage preservation laws and is easily accessible in the village. Visitors can enter the building and examine its Gothic architecture up close.

Behind the altar in the presbytery, fragments of wall paintings from the first half of the 14th century are still visible, older than the earliest written record of the church from 1395. The nave itself was rebuilt in brick in 1708, when the medieval wooden nave was demolished and a masonry one added to the presbytery.