Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Křtiny, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It is an important pilgrimage destination in Moravia and one of the most celebrated shrines in Central Europe.Photo: Zdeněk Fiedler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Blansko District of South Moravian region
- Also known as: “Basilica Virgin Mary Křtiny”, “Poutni kostel Jmena Panny Marie”, and “Poutní kostel Jména Panny Marie”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of Saint Anne and Křtiny (château).
Křtiny (château)
Residential building
Photo: Ben Skála, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Křtiny (château) is a residential building.
Vokounka
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vokounka is a cave, which is situated 1 km southwest of Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Křtiny and Březina.
Křtiny
Village
Photo: Zdeněk Fiedler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Křtiny is a market town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Březina
Village
Photo: Harold, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Březina is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Březina lies approximately 13 kilometres north-east of Brno and 192 km south-east of Prague.
Babice nad Svitavou
Village
Photo: RomanM82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Babice nad Svitavou is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. It lies on the Svitava River. Babice nad Svitavou is situated 3½ km southwest of Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary.
Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary
- Categories: Catholic pilgrimage church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Křtiny, Blansko District, South Moravia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.29668° or 49° 17′ 48″ northLongitude
16.74265° or 16° 44′ 34″ eastElevation
476 metres (1,562 feet)Open location code
8FXR7PWV+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 61229899OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
13590556Wikidata ID
Q2542843
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovak—“Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Chrám Jména Panny Marie (Křtiny)”
- Czech: “kostel Jména Panny Marie”
- Czech: “Kostel Jména Panny Marie”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه العذراء مريم كاتينى”
- German: “Kloster Křtiny”
- German: “Wallfahrtskirche der Jungfrau Maria”
- German: “Wallfahrtskirche Kiritein”
- German: “Wallfahrtskirche Křtiny”
- Slovak: “Chrám Mena Panny Márie (Křtiny)”
- Slovak: “Chrám Mena Panny Márie”
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