Velehrad, CZ

Pilgrimage Basilica of Assumption of Mary, Velehrad

Velehrad is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the Czech Republic. Its heart is the Baroque Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saints Cyril and Methodius. Its history began more than 800 years ago. Under the basilica, there is a lapidarium with historical remains of the original Romanesque monastery.

About this building

This site is part of the European Cultural Itinerary of Saints Cyril and Methodius. More information: https://www.cyril-methodius.cz/velehrad/

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Interior features

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m
  • Level access to the main areas
  • Café within 500m

Other nearby buildings

Wikimedia Commons/palickap

Church of the Epiphany, Velehrad

"Cyrilka" was built in the 13th century at the monastery gate for the pre-monastery inhabitants. It fell into disrepair in the 19th and was restored in the neo-Gothic style on the occasion of the Jubilee of Cyril and Methodius in 1863. In the first half of the 20th century, services were celebrated here in the Byzantine-Slavic rite.

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