Parish Church. pw. Our Lady of Loreto

Parish Church. pw. Our Lady of Loreto (ul. Town Hall 5). It is part of the former Bernardine monastery complex. Originally built in 1641-45 at his own expense of King Władysław IV and his wife, Queen Cecylia Renata, according to the design. C. Tencalli, partially destroyed by the Swedes in 1656 r., and then rebuilt. W 1811 r. monastery layout partially demolished in connection with the construction of Napoleon's fortifications in Prague. W 1 half. XIX w. the church was converted into a neoclassical building with a baroque Loreto House preserved, enclosed bypass and cloisters. Inside, a statue of Our Lady of Kamionka, which enjoys a local cult, made in the 15th century.

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