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

The Growing Apparition

Many people once saw a ghost in the cellars beneath the parish church of St Anthony of Padua. Late in the evening, a man’s ghost appeared here, growing larger as midnight approached. By twelve he supposedly reached the church roof, then began to fade away.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

Location and map

Place
Brumovice
Municipality / starting point
Brumovice
District / region
Břeclav
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
13 km E of Hustopečí

Many people once saw a ghost in the cellars beneath the parish church of St Anthony of Padua. Late in the evening, a man’s ghost appeared here, growing larger as midnight approached. By twelve he supposedly reached the church roof, then began to fade away.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 74

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

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