The church of St Wenceslas contains a chapel of St Nicholas. Its frescoes depict souls in Purgatory, with skeletons below wearing the insignia of a pope, a bishop and a soldier. It is a remarkable painting from the first half of the eighteenth century.
Location and map
- Place
- Bělá Pod Bezdězem
- Municipality / starting point
- Bělá Pod Bezdězem
- District / region
- Mladá Boleslav
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 12 km NW of Mladé Boleslavi
The church of St Wenceslas contains a chapel of St Nicholas. Its frescoes depict souls in Purgatory, with skeletons below wearing the insignia of a pope, a bishop and a soldier. It is a remarkable painting from the first half of the eighteenth century.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 54
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.