Church of Saint Catherine, Catholic church in Nová Ves u Mladé Vožice, Czech Republic.
Church of Saint Catherine is a religious building located in the small village of Nová Ves u Mladé Vožice in the Czech Republic. It displays traditional architectural features characteristic of rural churches in the region and stands as a protected cultural monument today.
The church was built at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries; the sacristy was added after 1350. A parish in Nová Ves (then Lazice) is first documented in 1357 as part of the Vltavotýn deanery. In the 18th century the church was adapted in Baroque style, with a porch and south chapel added; the nave was vaulted in 1808 and the tower received its present form in 1811.
The parish of Nová Ves, then called Lazice, is first documented in 1357 as part of the Vltavotýn deanery. Inside, look for the four 16th-century tomb slabs: two figurative ones in the presbytery belong to Bohuslav Těmín of Těmice and his wife Kateřina of Říčany, and two more stand in the porch.
The church stands in Nová Ves u Mladé Vožice, reached by local roads from Mladá Vožice; the village lies in the Tábor district of South Bohemia. The building is a parish church, so visits depend on services and on the parish; arrange access in advance rather than relying on fixed opening hours. The nave is entered through the added porch, and the south chapel opens off the main space.
Four 16th-century tomb slabs survive inside: two figurative slabs in the presbytery belong to Bohuslav Těmín of Těmice and his wife Kateřina of Říčany, and two more stand in the porch. Visitors often walk past them without noticing the carved figures.
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