Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Poděbrady

We baptized here two children. It was an unusual experience. But Mr Probošt has made us an extraordinary experience of this joy. Thank you

Gothic church from the 14th century, rebuilt in late Gothic. Despite numerous later adjustments, especially in the 16th and 19th centuries, it retained its Gothic appearance - thanks to the regotization at the end of the 19th century. Pseudo-Gothic and Rococo interior, the most valuable object is the lead Renaissance baptistery from 1563.

It is a place to meet friends, to sit and have a moment to be yourself. It used to be called recruitment. The small Gothic sculpture of the Madonna in the ornate Baroque altar reminds us of the simple features of our everyday life. And it is quite indifferent whether a friend asked yesterday how I am or whether someone took us in his arms.

The Gothic church was built in the 14th century on the site of a wooden church with a cemetery. Four centuries later, the cemetery was closed. To this day, the church has undergone two major reconstructions in the 16th and 19th centuries and some later alterations. The late Gothic three-nave reconstruction was carried out by the Italian Renaissance builder Giovanni Battista Aostalli de Salla in the decade 1552-1562. He was buried here on July 31, 1575. In 1689, the Baroque chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows was added and on its altar there is a relief depicting the Exaltation of St. Crisis. The church tower was built in 1818 and the bell of Vojtěch from 1759 is hung in it. The Gothic church was built in the 14th century on the site of a wooden church with a cemetery. Four centuries later, the cemetery was closed down. Until today, the church has undergone two major reconstructions in the 16th and 19th centuries and some later modifications. Late Gothic three-nave reconstruction was carried out by Italian Renaissance builder Giovanni Battista Aostalli de Salla in 1552-1562. He was buried here on 31 July 1575. In 1689 a baroque chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows was added and on its altar there is a relief depicting the Exaltation of St. Cross. The church tower was built in 1818 and the Vojtěch bell from 1759 is suspended there.

Beautiful Gothic three-aisled church with cross vault from the 14th century. I recommend his visit.

Church of the Exaltation of St. Kříže is a three-nave church of the Roman Catholic Church, built in Poděbrady on the site of an older (perhaps wooden) church in the Gothic style in the 14th century. Until the 18th century, the church surrounded the cemetery. In the 16th and 19th centuries it was significantly modified. Kunhut of Šternberk's first wife, King George of Poděbrady, is buried in an unknown place in the church. The building of the Deanery of Podebrady stands near the church.

To the east of Podebrady Castle is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Podebrady. Earlier, in the middle of the 14th century, there was a small wooden church on this site. The temple acquired its modern appearance as a result of several alterations, the most extensive of which was in 1552-1565. It was according to the design of the architect Giovanni Battista Aostalli that it was rebuilt in the late Gothic style and partly in the Renaissance style. In 1698, on the site of an older chapel, a new baroque chapel was erected and named in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows. The tomb of the Lodgmann family is located in the same chapel. In 1818, a tower was erected on the site of the bell tower, and in 1863 on the north side - the chapels of Saints Cyril and Methodius. In 1875, the interior of the church was regotized: the outer ribs and the portal were cut out. In 1890, the Gothic vault of the sacristy was demolished and a chapel was built over it. In 1896-1898, the church was reconstructed and restored according to the project of the architect Womacek. Today the oldest part of the temple is the presbytery, which dates back to the middle of the 14th century. The tablet in one aisle contains a copy of the text from the gravestone of Kunhut from Sternberk. Notable items include a Baroque pulpit from 1732, a late Baroque high altar, a Renaissance baptismal font and two paintings from the 18th century. Several sculptural compositions have survived near the church.