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

A Pilgrimage Site with Holy Water

Opposite the Devil’s Stone, southeast of Provodov at Malenisko, stands a pilgrimage church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, once visited by many pilgrimages. Beneath the hill rises a spring called Holy Water. An old statuette of the Virgin is venerated in the church, traditionally said to have been brought here by St Methodius.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

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Place
Provodov
Municipality / starting point
Provodov
District / region
Zlín
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
12 km SE of Zlína

Opposite the Devil’s Stone, southeast of Provodov at Malenisko, stands a pilgrimage church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, once visited by many pilgrimages. Beneath the hill rises a spring called Holy Water. An old statuette of the Virgin is venerated in the church, traditionally said to have been brought here by St Methodius.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 287

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

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