St. Joseph Church - Náměstí Republiky

My best church and great people and priests .... :)

Renaissance church of st. Joseph was part of the Capuchin monastery, simple building without towers with a backyard, simple interior, beautiful statues at the entrance of St. Jan Serafinský and st. John of Nepomuk. In the courtyard a wooden board for the wishes of the faithful. If you enter, you will enter an oasis of peace and silence that is in great contrast to the surrounding bustle of Republic Square.

Small church located in the Plaza de la República, to the right of the entrance to the imposing Palladium shopping center, built between 1636 and 1653 in late Renaissance and Baroque styles. The exterior is very austere, highlighting a triangular shield with the images of Saint Joseph and the baby Jesus. The interior is also quite simple, with seven altars made between 1770 and 1780 in late Baroque style. The main altar is divided into three parts, with the central images of Saint Joseph, Jesus, the Virgin Mary, Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Louis of Tolosa, and two paintings on the sides, representing Saint Wenceslas and Saint Ludmila. It is not a main objective, but if we pass by we can spend a few minutes on it. The entrance is free, and the opening hours, with slight differences depending on the season, from Monday to Friday, from 07:30 to 08:30 and from 15:00 to 19:00; Sundays, from 09:00 to 11:30 and from 16:00 to 18:00. Closed on Saturdays.

Intensive and often quite brutal modern buildings in the center of Prague have already caused a lot of irreparable damage. One such unflattering "showcases of progress" can be found in the Náměstí Republiky area. Valuable archaeological remains of medieval courtyards and palaces, which were permanently destroyed by the construction of the Kotva department store in the times of "comradely" Czechoslovakia, could tell their own. If you look east in this square today, you will see two shrines next to each other - the grazing temple of consumption on the left, the Palladium shopping center, the slightly trampled building of the Church of St. Josefa. A visit to the latter is worth it - it is a simple but beautiful space. The initiative for the construction of this second Prague monastery came in 1630 from Emperor Ferdinand II, who also contributed to the construction. It was built in the years 1636-1653 by the builder Melichar Mayer. The foundation stone for the church was laid on 13 May 1636, the construction was completed in 1642. On 25 May 1653, the Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal Francis the Prince of Harrach, consecrated the finished church and monastery. The church is dedicated to St. Joseph, the Foster of the Lord. In 1799, a barracks was established on the site of the monastery, and in December 1832 the church was returned to the Capuchin administration. In 2002, a community called Řeholní dům sv. Josefa. From 16.5.2002 the house returned to the old name Capuchin Monastery Prague-New Town. A simple rectangular undecorated building with a courtyard, in which there are Baroque sandstone statues of St. under the arched roofs. Judas Thaddeus and two angels also has simple interior fittings. On the front wall is a fresco of St. Joseph, the Foster Lord. Below it, above the entrance to the church, is the coat of arms of Gerhard of Questenberk. In the entrance courtyard there are baroque sandstone statues of St. under the arched roofs. Judas Thaddeus and the two angels. The church has a simple organ, which was reworked in 1880 by organist Schiffner. Inside the church there are two altar paintings by Karel Škréta from 1653. The Prussian siege of Prague in 1757 is reminiscent of two walled cannonballs in the vault of the church. The impetus for the construction of this second monastery in Prague came in 1630 from the Emperor Ferdinand II, who also contributed to the construction. It was built by architect Melichar Mayer in 1636-1653. The foundation stone of the church was laid until 13.5.1636, the construction was completed in 1642. On May of 1653 the Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal František Prince of Harrach, consecrated a finished church and a monastery. The church is dedicated to St. Joseph, the Foster Lord. A barracks took place on the site of the monastery in 1799, in December 1832 the church was returned to the administration of the Capuchins. In 2002, a community was established in the provisional premises of the church under the name of The Holy House of Sts. Josefa. Since 2002 the house has returned to the old name of the Capuchin Monastery Prague-New Town. Simple rectangular unworked structure with a yard, in which the baroque sandstone statues of St. Judy Tadeáš and two angels, has simple interior equipment. On the front wall is a fresco of St. Joseph, the Pentecost of the Lord. Beneath it, above the entrance to the church, is the Gerhard of Questenberg. In the entrance yard there are baroque sandstone sculptures of St. Judas Tadeus and two angels. There are simple organs in the church that were reworked by organist Schiffner in 1880. In the interior of the church there are two altar paintings by Karel Škréta from 1653. The Prussian siege of Prague in 1757 resembles two walled cannon balls in the vault of the church.