Church of the Assumption
Jihlava, CZ
The monastery church of the Mother of God in Jihlava was founded by the Czech King Premysl Otakar I in 1221 for the Order of the Minorite of St. Francis of Assisi and was originally built in the Romanesque style. After the great fire in Jihlava in 1353, rebuilt in the Gothic style and consecrated in 1355. The presbytery of the chancel was completed around 1500, the church choir above the church hall dates from 1756. The whole stone tower (there are only two in Moravia) rests on four columns in the middle of the church. . The oldest frescoes are from the 13th century, others from the 14th century, the last around 1500. The main altar from 1744 is the work of Ondrej Zonner, the painting on the main altar of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was painted by J. Edgons.