Church of Saint Adalbert of Prague, Catholic church in Dejvice, Czech Republic
The Church of Saint Adalbert is a three-nave basilica built into the rectangular complex of the Archbishop's Priestly Seminary in Dejvice, between two courtyards. Its massive dome over the crossing faces the city and echoes the United States Capitol. The entrance facade opens northwest toward gardens and vineyards so laypeople can enter.
Designed by architect František Havlena, the church was built between 1925 and 1927 as an integral part of the Archbishop's Priestly Seminary complex in Dejvice. It was consecrated on 6 November 1927. During the communist era it could not serve its purpose and was altered, serving as a Supraphon recording studio in the early 1970s. In 1990 the building was returned to the church.
The church is a filial seminary basilica within the parish of St. Matthew in Dejvice, not a parish church of its own. Since October 1991 it has had a separate spiritual administration, and its rectors in spiritualibus have included Aleš Opatrný (1991–2004) and, since 2023, Christian M. Pšenička.
The church is built into the Archbishop's Priestly Seminary complex, set between two inner courtyards; its entrance facade faces northwest toward the slope of gardens and vineyards so that laypeople can reach it. The courtyards themselves were closed to students and designed as meditation gardens. The church lies in the parish of St. Matthew.
The church is a filial seminary church, not a parish church: it lies in the parish of St. Matthew. Its dome over the crossing, facing the city, echoes the United States Capitol in Washington. In the early 1970s the Supraphon recording studio operated inside the building.
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