Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Kouřim · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

A mass of ghosts

The old Kouřim chronicle records that in 1631 ghostly masses were celebrated on the night of Pentecost in St Stephen's church. At the dead apparitions' command, the spirit of Father Bernardius Zollinis, buried here, had to officiate.

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Place
Kouřim
Municipality / starting point
Kouřim
District / region
Kolín
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
16 km W of Kolína
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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 177

This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.

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