After 1617, when the prior of the Augustinian monastery brought a Virgin Mary statuette from Brno that was considered miraculous, numerous pilgrimages came here. The lords Žalkovský built a chapel for it with an altar and an eternal light. It was supposedly hung with many thank-offerings for restored sight and other miraculous cures. After 1784, when Joseph II dissolved the monastery, pilgrimages were prohibited and gradually ceased.
Location and map
- Place
- Jevíčko
- Municipality / starting point
- Jevíčko
- District / region
- Svitavy
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 15 km S of Moravské Třebové
After 1617, when the prior of the Augustinian monastery brought a Virgin Mary statuette from Brno that was considered miraculous, numerous pilgrimages came here. The lords Žalkovský built a chapel for it with an altar and an eternal light. It was supposedly hung with many thank-offerings for restored sight and other miraculous cures. After 1784, when Joseph…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 148
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.