Church of Saint Wenceslaus, Baroque church in Zvole, Czech Republic

The Church of Saint Wenceslaus stands on the village square of Zvole, its Greek-cross plan with the eastern chancel arm twice as long as the others. Two massive towers flank the chancel end, and a lantern on the roof is shaped like the princely cap of Saint Wenceslaus. The facade mixes convex, rippling forms with plain pilasters.

The medieval church, documented from the early 14th century, belonged to the Cistercian monastery in Žďár from the late 15th century. Abbot Václav Vejmluva commissioned Jan Santini Aichel to rebuild it; work began in 1713, the shell was finished in 1715, and the church was consecrated on 6 October 1722. A fire in 1740 damaged the roof, tower and interior, and the north tower was partly rebuilt between 1730 and 1733.

The lantern on the roof is shaped like the princely cap of Saint Wenceslaus, the church's patron. The same motif appears on the facade shield as the letter W, the mark of abbot Václav Vejmluva, who commissioned the rebuilding. The church is still used for Roman Catholic worship.

The church is located near Zdar nad Sazavou and remains active for worship services. Visitors interested in Baroque architecture can examine both the exterior and interior to appreciate the geometric design principles.

The authorship of Jan Santini Aichel is not directly documented, but the builder was Václav Vejmluva, abbot of the Žďár monastery, whose mark, the letter W, appears on the facade gable. The mason Kašpar Parvus worked here between 1714 and 1717 and is also recorded at the Zelená hora church in 1721.