Kostel Sv. Antonína Paduánského / Church of St. Anthony of Padua (Dacice - South Bohemia)
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N 49° 04.641 E 015° 26.433
33U E 532172 N 5436147
Early-Baroque monastery church of St. Anthony of Padua (klášterní kostel Sv. Antonína Paduánského) is the heart of the Carmelite monastery complex in South Bohemian town Dacice.
Waymark Code: WM8KG6
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/14/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Shebi Team
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Early-Baroque monastery church of St. Anthony of Padua (klášterní kostel Sv. Antonína Paduánského) is the heart of the Carmelite (originally Franciscan) monastery complex in South Bohemian town Dacice.

Church of St. Anthony of Padua, built in 1672-1677, is a single nave early-Baroque structure with trilateral chancel. The dominant feature of the church's interior is tripartite main altar from 1681 with painting depicting The miracle of St. Anthony. The painting is excellent work of the painter of Joseph's II Imperial Court - Franz Michael Rottmayer. Church is richly decorated by works of local sculptors and wood-carvers (Matouš Strachovský and Matouš Kölbl). Unique is also organ from 1720, work of renown organ-builder Václav Pantocek of Dacice.

Style: Baroque

Type of building (structure): Large religious building (church, monastery, synagogue...)

Date of origin:: 1672-1677

Architect(s): unknown

Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link]

Address:
Kostel Sv. Antonína Paduánského Jemnická 21 380 01 Dačice Czech Republic
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