Church of Saint Vitus, Romanesque Revival church in Příchovice, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint Vitus is a three-nave Romanesque Revival basilica built in 1862, with a rectangular tower on its west facade. The presbytery is semicircular outside and polygonal inside, and the nave has cross vaults. Wooden galleries rest on masonry pillars inside.
A wooden Church of Saint Vitus stood in Příchovice from 1690. Between 1859 and 1862 it was fundamentally rebuilt to a design by architect J. Pruvot and consecrated anew. The Romanesque Revival building has been protected as a cultural monument since 1963.
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Vitus, whose original Rococo altarpiece is still in place. Since 1979, following the work of priest Miroslav Šimáček, the reconstructed rectory with its 1993 annex has served as the Interdiocesan Centre of Youth Life Křižovatka Příchovice, inspired by the Focolare Movement.
The church is accessible via the main road through Příchovice village and can be reached on foot from the village center. Visitors should respect the schedule of religious services, as this is an active place of worship for the local community.
The church has a single prismatic tower in its western facade, not twin towers. Inside, wooden galleries rest on masonry pillars in the three-aisled nave, which is vaulted with cross vaults while the presbytery uses cap vaults. The main altar holds Baroque statues from around 1730.
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