Kostel svatého Filipa a Jakuba - Na Zlíchově 221

Beautiful church environment, the church is on a hill that has a magnificent view. There is a small cemetery near the church and therefore the remains of it. The church can be visited only before, during and after mass. The cemetery and the church are closed outside the mass. Next to the church is a magnificent view of Prague, over the river are yellow baths. I recommend to visit

A beautiful little church, excellent pastors, heating in benches, I highly recommend to everyone, regardless of religious and political beliefs.

If you go up to the church from Na Zlíchově Street, it is definitely worth stopping at two buildings above the tram stop. Below is a monument to the fallen in the May Revolution. In 1945, there were fierce and bloody struggles for freedom in Prague 5, which claimed several dozen lives. A memorial was unveiled on May 25, 1947 to honor and preserve the memory of these heroes. It was later supplemented in 1960 with a statue called Spring of the Fallen and Martyred, created by the prominent academic sculptor and medalist Zdeněk Kolářský. At the lower part of the road leading to the church along the western wall, there is a sandstone column with a statue of the Virgin Mary of Mount Athos. It dates from the 18th century and was transferred from the center of the village to the road to the church during the widening of the road. And thirdly - on the top of the promontory in front of the church tower stands a baroque statue of St. Jan Nepomucký from the second half of the 18th century. Together with the church, it forms an unmistakable landmark, attracting the attention of all those who come from the south along this bank of the Vltava to the center of Prague. The church, which forms a dominant feature visible from afar, rises on a narrow rocky promontory between Strakonická and Na Zlíchově streets on a limestone rock, which was allegedly the center of the settlement of Zlíchov. According to legend, there used to be an old pagan burial ground. The current church dates from 1713–1714, it was built by the Jesuits in the Baroque style on the site of a former Romanesque, later Gothic chapel from the 13th century, dedicated to St. Stephen. The first written record of the chapel of St. Štěpán dates from 13 February 1257, when Přemysl Otakar II included it, including the adjacent land. attributed to the Vyšehrad canon Bartholomew and his successors. The name of the village Zlíchov (alternatively Zléchov) is derived either from the local landowner Zlecha, or from an unspecified "zléch" - evil man, and the first surviving mention of it comes from 1088. At the end of the 70s of the 14th century acquired the village Zlíchov the Carthusians and rebuilt it in Gothic style at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries. In August 1418, however, they were attacked by the Hussites and completely destroyed their Smíchov monastery. In 1660 the church was still being repaired, but in 1713 - 1714 it was demolished by the Jesuits and a Baroque church was built on its foundations, preserved to this day. *** If you ascend to the church from "Na Zlíchově" street, it is definitely worth stopping at two objects slightly above the tram stop. The lower one is a memorial of the fallen in May Revolution. In 1945 there were hard and bloody battles of freedom on the territory of Prague 5 that required several dozen lives. To commemorate and preserve the memory of these heroes, a monument was unveiled on May 25, 1947. It was supplemented by a statue called Spring of the Fallen and Tortured, created by a prominent academic sculptor and medalist Zdeněk Kolářský in 1960. At the bottom of the path leading to the church along the western fence wal a sandstone pillarl stands with a statue of Our Lady of Svatohorská, dating back to the 18th century, and was transferred here from the center of the village as the communication expanded. And in the third - on the top of the spur in front of the church tower the Baroque statue of St. Jan Nepomucký stands from the second half of the 18th century. The present church dates back to 1713-1714 and was built by Jesuits in the Baroque style on the site of a former Romanesque, later Gothic chapel dating back to the 13th century, consecrated to St. Štěpán. The first written record of the Chapel of St. Štěpán is from February 13, 1257. The name of the village Zlíchov (variant Zlechov) is derived either from the local farmer Zlecha or from the unspecified "zléch" - the evil man, and the first preserved mention of it comes from 1088. At the end of the 70s of the 14th century Carthusians got the village Zlíchov including the Smíchov church, and at the turn of the 14th and 15th century it was rebuilt in Gothic. In August 1418, however, the Hussites attacked them and destroyed their Smichov monastery completely. In 1660, the church was repaired, but in 1713-1714 the Jesuits demolished and built a Baroque church on its foundations, preserved to this day.