The Gothic church, visible from afar, has been a pilgrimage site since the 18th century. Throughout summer many processions came to the miraculous Mother of God of Knířov. Below the hill near former ponds at the foot of Hájek was a spring credited with miraculous power. An old tale says the church was originally to be built outside Knířov on the road to Vysoké Mýto. But three times a mysterious old man on a white horse appeared at night and carried the foundation stones in his apron up the hill. There was finally no choice but to build there.
Location and map
- Place
- Knířov
- Municipality / starting point
- Knířov
- District / region
- Ústí nad Orlicí
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 3 km SW of Vysokého Mýta
The Gothic church, visible from afar, has been a pilgrimage site since the 18th century. Throughout summer many processions came to the miraculous Mother of God of Knířov. Below the hill near former ponds at the foot of Hájek was a spring credited with miraculous power. An old tale says the church was originally to be built outside Knířov on the road to…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 167
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.