Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Průhonice Castle, Romanesque-Gothic church in Průhonice, Czech Republic

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is a Romanesque-Gothic church in Průhonice. Its rectangular nave with an eastern apse and a square tower on the west was built of carefully cut sandstone blocks. In the 14th century the Lords of Říčany added a ribbed cross vault and wall paintings. A bridge once linked the tower's first floor to the adjacent Romanesque fortress, giving the lord access to the tribune.

The church was consecrated in 1187 by Henry Bretislaus, Bishop of Prague and a Přemyslid prince, brother of King Vladislav II. The original Romanesque building had a rectangular nave with an eastern apse and a square west tower of carefully cut sandstone blocks, linked by a bridge at first-floor level to a fortress and its lord's tribune. In the early 14th century the Lords of Říčany added a ribbed cross vault and Gothic wall paintings.

The church holds a four-winged altarpiece from the workshop of Master Vejprnický, depicting scenes from the lives of the Virgin Mary and Jesus. The altarpiece is a copy; the original is kept in the National Gallery in Prague. On the north side, Renaissance sgraffito in the form of psaníčky was added to the Gothic corbels.

The church sits within the castle grounds, which are easy to walk through on established paths. The medieval wall paintings are clearly visible inside, and viewing the altar copy here saves a separate trip to Prague to see the original work.

The church was linked to the Romanesque fortress by a bridge at the height of the tower's first floor, leading to the lord's tribune, or empora. This gallery let the estate owner follow the service apart from the other worshippers, who entered through a doorway on the south side.