Church of St. Procopius / Kostel Sv. Prokopa (Cestlice, Central Bohemia)
N 50° 00.185 E 014° 35.020
33U E 470164 N 5539056
White silhouette of Church of St. Procopius (Kostel Sv. Prokopa), built in 1861-1864 in neo-Romanesque style, creates the architectural dominant of village Cestlice at SE border of Prague. Church is administered by local Roman Catholic parish.
Waymark Code: WMKKBD
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/26/2014
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White silhouette of Church of St. Procopius (Kostel Sv. Prokopa), built in 1861-1864 in neo-Romanesque style, creates the architectural dominant of village Cestlice at SE border of Prague. Church is administered by local Roman Catholic parish.
Church of St. Procopius is located at the place of a small medieval church from 14th century. From this Gothic structure is preserved cross-vaulted presbytery only, serving as a side-chapel of Our Lady in the present church. Church is a single-nave structure with flat ceiling and triangular groin-less vaulted presbytery. The main church's altar of Baroque origin, reconstructed in 1869, is depicting St. Procopius (work of painter Josef Keszler). In church you can find also Baroque epistle side altar with painting of St. Anthony with Infant Jesus and new pulpit decorated by Baroque sculptures of Savior and Evangelists. Church's belfry is equipped by three historic bells from 18th century.