Church of St. Thomas
The Church of Saint Thomas and the Annunciation is a historic church in Brno, Czech Republic. The church was founded in the middle of 14th century by John Henry of Luxembourg, Margrave of Moravia, with active support of his brother Charles IV, Roman Emperor, originally as part of an Augustinian monastery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Brno-město District of South Moravian region
- Also known as: “Kostel Zvěstování Panny Marie a svatého Tomáše apoštola” and “svatý Tomáš apoštol”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadtholder palais and University Cinema Scala.
University Cinema Scala
Movie theater
Photo: Kirk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
University Cinema Scala is a cinema in Brno in the Czech Republic. It is located at Moravské náměstí in the basement of building 127/3, city quarter Brno-střed and neighbourhood Brno-město.
Janáček Theatre
Theater building
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Janáček Theatre is an opera house in the city of Brno, Czech Republic. It is the largest of the three theatres serving the National Theatre Brno opera and ballet company, the others being the Mahen and the Reduta. Janáček Theatre is situated 230 metres east of Church of St. Thomas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zábrdovice and Brno.
Zábrdovice
Suburb
Photo: Kirk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zábrdovice is a cadastral territory northeast of the center of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. It has an area of 1.64 km². Originally an independent village, it was annexed to Brno in 1850.
Brno
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Brno is the major city of Moravia. It is the largest city in Moravia and the second-largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area. It was founded around the year 1000; and since the 14th century, the city served as the capital of Moravia.
Brno-město
Suburb
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Brno-město is a cadastral territory of the city district of Brno-střed, forming the central part and historical core of the city of Brno, Czech Republic.
Church of St. Thomas
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Brno, Brno-City District, South Moravia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.19792° or 49° 11′ 53″ northLongitude
16.60794° or 16° 36′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8FXR5JX5+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 42499237OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q3508950
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Church of St. Thomas” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Касьцёл сьвятога Томаса”
- Belarusian: “Царква Святога Томаса”
- Chinese: “圣多默教堂”
- Chinese: “聖多默教堂”
- Czech: “kostel svatého Tomáše v Brně”
- Czech: “Kostel svatého Tomáše”
- Czech: “kostel Zvěstování Panny Marie a svatého Tomáše apoštola”
- Dutch: “Church of St. Thomas”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس توماس”
- Esperanto: “preĝejo de Sankta Tomaso”
- French: “église Saint-Thomas”
- French: “Église Saint-Thomas”
- German: “Biseric”
- German: “St.-Thomas-Kirche”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Thomas, Brno”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Tommaso”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Tommaso”
- Japanese: “聖トマス教会”
- Romanian: “Biserica Sf. Toma”
- Russian: “Храм Святого Фомы”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ thánh Thomas (Brno)”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ thánh Thomas”
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