Bridge, Church of the Nativity, St. Mary Magdalene and the Seven Joys of the Virgin Mary, front part, 1946

Late Gothic monastery church of the White Magdalenes, Augustinian order. Built in the late 15th century, it burned down in 1515 and was re-consecrated on October 20, 1515. In 1756, Johann Gottfried Schmidl bequeathed 3000 gold coins for a new church, which remained unfinished after the order's dissolution. Damaged by fire in 1769, the Church of the Seven Joys of the Virgin Mary was rebuilt by the Magdalenes, completing in 1774. Emperor Joseph II dissolved the monastery in 1782. The Piarist o.. Read more »rder took over the church and buildings in 1783, remaining until 1876. Baroqued in the late 18th century, the single-nave, oriented structure featured an oblong nave and a recessed, pentagonal presbytery. Pilasters supported an architrave and profiled cornice on the exterior walls. The interior had a flat vault. Remains of a late Gothic gallery survived in the western part of the nave. A late Gothic portal (1520-1530) was located in the north wall. Furnishings were mainly 18th century. The main altar (late 18th century) was temporarily stored at Jezeří Castle, and the altarpiece depicting the Nativity by Ignác Raab (1715-1787) is in the Most District Museum. Frescoes by Jan Václav Tschöpper (1728-1810) from 1773 were whitewashed in 1959 when the Orthodox Church took over. The church was demolished in 1972 during the destruction of Most.