St. Peter and Paul

The first mention of the Radotín church is in the deed of King Wenceslas II. From the original church, only a small presbytery has been preserved. In 1630, the church was attached as a branch to Trebotov. The history of its reconstruction is not fully documented, the first Baroque probably took place in the years 1716 - 1718. The present appearance is the result of a late Baroque reconstruction from 1740 - 1750th The adjacent cemetery was abolished in 1880, around the cemetery wall has been preserved several tombstones. In May 1945, an armored fist exploded inside the church. The damaged interior was repaired in 1946, and the damaged tower was repaired in 1949. The first mention of the Radotín church is in the deed of King Wenceslas II. From the original church, only a small presbytery has been preserved. In 1630, the church was attached as a subsidiary to Třebotov one. The history of Radotín church reconstruction is not fully documented, the first Baroque probably took place in the years 1716 - 1718. The present appearance is the result of the late Baroque reconstruction from 1740 to 1750. The adjacent cemetery was abolished in 1880, just a Several tombstones survived around the cemetery wall. In May 1945, a bazooka exploded inside the church. The damaged interior was repaired in 1946, and the damaged tower in 1949.

The first mention of the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Prague-Radotín is from a document dated 24 May 1298 King Wenceslas II where the parish church in Radotín is mentioned. The old lists of clergy go back to 1347. The present appearance of the church dates from 1740 - 1750. It was costly repaired in 1881. At the beginning of May 1945 the church was hit by several blows, allegedly also by an armored fist. In the following year a partial repair was made and in 1949 the repair of the tower was completed. Inside the church there is a baroque main altar with stucco ornaments. In the middle is a successful painting "Farewell to St. Peter and Paul before death". On the sides of the picture are two statues of saints - bishops and above the relief of the saint. On the sides of the triumphal arch are side altars with stucco and paintings of St. John of Nepomuk and St. Procopius. The baptistery is made of polished plum marble taken in 1927. There are two tombstones in the pavement covering the crypts of the benefactors of the church. It is smaller from 1745 and bigger from 1754.

The church with the adjacent part of the town and the river, show Radotín from the better side and let us forget the blocks of flats, the cement plant, the congested roads, etc.

Picturesque place

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