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

Skeletons in cloaks

Above town stands the former Servite monastery with the church of the Virgin Mary's Ascension. The corner All Souls' Chapel contains two cloaked skeleton statues; skulls and long bones decorate its predella and altar table. They are fine carvings made after 1700. This was once the renowned Hora Matky Boží, Mount of the Mother of God, pilgrimage site near Králíky.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

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Place
Králíky
Municipality / starting point
Králíky
District / region
Ústí nad Orlicí
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
33 km NW of Šumperka

Above town stands the former Servite monastery with the church of the Virgin Mary's Ascension. The corner All Souls' Chapel contains two cloaked skeleton statues; skulls and long bones decorate its predella and altar table. They are fine carvings made after 1700. This was once the renowned Hora Matky Boží, Mount of the Mother of God, pilgrimage site near Králíky.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 179

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

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