Almost on the edge of Neratovice, in Vojtěšská Street, stands the small Baroque Church of St Adalbert. In its centre a natural rock outcrop enclosed by a grille is called Adalbert’s Stone and bears his alleged footprints. The scene in the altarpiece also concerns it. Similar features occur at other places associated with the saint’s visits. It is thought that by the magical ritual of lying on a stone, he Christianised formerly pagan cult sites. (See Vrčeň, Nebílovský Borek, Zelená Hora, Nepomuk and Poleň.)
Location and map
- Place
- Neratovice
- Municipality / starting point
- Neratovice
- District / region
- Mělník
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 10 km SE of Mělníka
Almost on the edge of Neratovice, in Vojtěšská Street, stands the small Baroque Church of St Adalbert. In its centre a natural rock outcrop enclosed by a grille is called Adalbert’s Stone and bears his alleged footprints. The scene in the altarpiece also concerns it. Similar features occur at other places associated with the saint’s visits. It is thought…
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 235
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.