14May
25Apr
Brotherhood Altar (Brüderaltar)
The origin of the area is not reliably documented. According to folk tales, Catholics secretly met here in the years 1515 - 1614, when the estate was owned by Protestant nobility. On the contrary, after the White Mountain, Protestant ceremonies were supposed to take place...
24Apr
Church of St. Simon and St. Jude – Lipová
Historical Description of the Building The first mention of the church dates back to the second half of the 15th century. At that time, the parish in Lipová was still under the ecclesiastical administration of the Bautzen deanery. Today's church of Saints Simon and Jude was...
23Jan
Rock Chapel of St. Ignatius in Všemily
The unique chapel of St. Ignatius from 1760 carved into the rock. Opposite the chapel are sandstone crucifixes. The history of the formation of the rock chapel is related to the smallpox epidemic that broke out in Všemile in the spring of 1810. In the...
12Jan
Large and small Lenten cloth in Zittau
Reports of Lenten cloths, which were used to cover altars during the pre-Easter period, first appear in Western Europe around the year 1000. During the Middle Ages, they developed into decorative covers on which biblical scenes were depicted in various techniques, especially those related to...
11Jan
Pilgrimage site Filipov
Filipov is an important Marian pilgrimage site associated with the apparition of the Virgin Mary on January 13, 1866 and the healing of Magdalene Kade. Regular Czech-German masses are held in the monumental pilgrimage church with the honorary title of minor basilica. Organ concert listeners...
11Jan
Pilgrimage Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary – Česká Kamenice
A Baroque building from 1736–1739. Here you can admire the massive dome with supporting pillars decorated with statues of saints from the workshop of Ferdinand Maximilian Brokoff and frescoes by Ferdinand Brunetti. On the main altar, which dates from 1746, stands a gilded wooden pilgrimage...
04Jan
St. Anne’s Church – Malá Veleň
Historical description of the building: Originally a wooden, early Gothic church, rebuilt in the late Gothic style. The oldest reliable mention of the village and the church in written sources dates back to 1352. The presbytery and sacristy date back to the first half of the...
04Jan
Church of the Holy Trinity – Jiřetín pod Jedlovou
Historical Description of the Building The construction of the church began in 1587–1590 at the initiative of the then owners of Jiřetín, the Mehls of Strehlitz, and was completed in 1611 under Radslav, Prince of Vchynice. Donors included burghers from nearby towns – Zittau, Görlitz, Kamenice...
12Dec