The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady - Neratov, Czech Republic - Photos Then and Now on Waymarking.com

Neratov is a small village near the Polish border in Divoké Orlice Valley. The tradition of a pilgrimage associated with a miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary was born there in the Middle
Ages.
The church was built in 1723 – 1733, likely according to plans by G. B. Alliprandi. The unusual north-south orientation is of particular interest. The blow from which this monument is still recovering was inflicted on 10 May 1945 by the Red Army. A fire broke out, engulfing the roof. The church survived only because there was not enough money to demolish it. The church has been under reconstruction since 1990. This area with a unique atmosphere has been gradually restored. The overall impression is enhanced by both the spectacular glass roof, seen nowhere else in the Czech Republic, and the colorful spiritual program and renewed traditional fairs.

A Birth of a Place of Pilgrimage
The legend of the place of pilgrimage was founded in the 1760’s. According to report written 80 years later, Christof Florian Blasius Drick, the vicar of Rokytnice, inspired by his dream, ordered the statue of Holy Virgin Mary to be carved and had it brought with a great pomp to Neratov on 16 August 1661. Many recoveries were attributed to a help of the statue as well as to a healing power of a spring, and groups of pilgrims began to visit Neratov where small spa were founded.


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Year photo was taken: 1948

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