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The Headless Templar of Liliová Street

Legend says that every Friday at midnight a headless Templar appears near St Lawrence's Church in Liliová Street. He carries his head beneath his arm and rides a horse with flames streaming from its nostrils. The tale recalls Prague's Templar commandery once active here.

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Place
Praha
Municipality / starting point
Praha
District / region
Praha 1 · Staré Město
Country
Czechia
Location in the sources
St Lawrence’s Church, Liliová

Legend says that every Friday at midnight a headless Templar appears near St Lawrence's Church in Liliová Street. He carries his head beneath his arm and rides a horse with flames streaming from its nostrils. The tale recalls Prague's Templar commandery once active here.

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

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