Bridge, Church of the Nativity, St. Mary Magdalene and the Seven Joys of the Virgin Mary, 1967

This late Gothic monastery church of the White Magdalenes, an Augustinian order, was built in the late 15th century and burned down in 1515, being reconsecrated on October 20th of the same year. In 1756, Johann Gottfried Schmidl bequeathed funds for a new church, which remained unfinished after the order's dissolution. Damage from a 1769 fire prompted reconstruction, completed in 1774. Joseph II dissolved the monastery in 1782. The Piarist order occupied the church and buildings from 1783 to.. Read more » 1876. Baroque modifications were made in the latter half of the 18th century. This single-nave, oriented structure has an oblong nave and a five-sided presbytery. Exterior walls feature pilasters supporting an architrave and molded cornice. A flat vault covers the interior. Remnants of a late Gothic gallery remain in the western nave. A late Gothic portal (1520-1530) is located in the north wall. Furnishings were primarily 18th century. The main altar (late 18th century) was temporarily housed at Jezeří Castle; its altarpiece, depicting the Nativity by Ignác Raab (1715-1787), is in the Most District Museum. Frescoes by Jan Václav Tschöpper (1728-1810) were whitewashed in 1959 when the Orthodox Church took over. The church was demolished in 1972 during the destruction of Most.