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

A late Gothic monastery church of the Augustinian Order of White Magdalenes, built in the late 15th century, 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 and completed in 1774. Joseph II dissolved the monastery in 1782. The Piarist Order .. Read more »occupied the church and monastery buildings from 1783 to 1876. Baroqueized in the late 18th century, the single-nave, oriented structure features an oblong nave and a recessed, five-sided presbytery. Exterior walls were articulated by pilasters supporting an architrave and profiled cornice. The interior had a flat vault. Remnants of a late Gothic gallery remain in the western part of the nave. A late Gothic portal, dating from 1520-1530, is located in the north wall. Furnishings were primarily from the 18th century. The main altar, from the late 18th century, was temporarily housed at Jezeří Castle; the 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. Demolished in 1972 during the destruction of Most.