According to legend, pagan herdsmen beat the hermit St Ivan to death here. Drops of his sweat and blood fell onto a stone. Later, bloody droplets supposedly began to appear on it by themselves. (See Svatý Jan pod Skalou.)
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Vráž
- Municipality / starting point
- Vráž
- District / region
- Beroun
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 4 km NE of Berouna
According to legend, pagan herdsmen beat the hermit St Ivan to death here. Drops of his sweat and blood fell onto a stone. Later, bloody droplets supposedly began to appear on it by themselves. (See Svatý Jan pod Skalou.)
Approximate location on the map
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SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 371
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.