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

An Omen of Death

In this town, where the famous traditional Porciunkule pilgrimage takes place every August, it is said that whenever a member of the noble family at the château was about to die, a tombstone in the local Church of the Holy Trinity began to sweat.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

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Place
Opočno
Municipality / starting point
Opočno
District / region
Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
5 km SW of Dobrušky

In this town, where the famous traditional Porciunkule pilgrimage takes place every August, it is said that whenever a member of the noble family at the château was about to die, a tombstone in the local Church of the Holy Trinity began to sweat.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 246

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

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