St. Clement's Cathedral, Prague

The St. Clement's Cathedral[1] (Czech: Katedrála sv. Klimenta)[2] or the Church of St. Clement, is the name given to a Catholic church of the Byzantine Rite (Ruthenian) located in Prague,[3] Czech Republic, and functions as the cathedral of the Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic (Exarchatus Apostolicus Reipublicae Cechae). The church was erected as a cathedral with the Bull "Quo aptius" by Pope John Paul II of March 13, 1996, which established the Exarchate.

St. Clement's Cathedral
Katedrála sv. Klimenta
LocationPrague
Country Czech Republic
DenominationCatholic Church (Byzantine Rite)

Description

The church has a single nave Baroque style, was built by the Jesuits in the Clementinum area[4] between 1711 and 1715, designed by František Kaňka and built by Antonio Lurago on the site of an older Gothic church, where the Dominicans in 1227 founded their monastery, which was destroyed by Hussite Protestants in 1420. The Italian Chapel, or the Chapel of the Virgin, was built above the church of St. Clement, between 1590 and 1600, for the inhabitants Catholic Italians. Inside the church a rich decoration is observed, with statues of the Fathers of the Church and the Evangelists placed in niches in the walls, the work of Matthias Braun. The main altar is decorated with a painting by Josef Kramolín. The original iconostasis was subsequently replaced by a new one in 1984.

See also
  • Catholicism in the Czech Republic
  • St. Clement

References
  1. Cathedral of St. Clement in Praha
  2. 2014, FG Forrest, a.s., www.fg.cz. "Cathedral of St Clement (Katedrála sv. Klimenta)". Retrieved 2016-06-23.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Zugger, Christopher Lawrence (2001-01-01). The Forgotten: Catholics of the Soviet Empire from Lenin Through Stalin. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815606796.
  4. info@webface.cz, Design&programming: WEBface - www.webface.cz, e-mail. "Clementinum | Prague Spot". www.prague-spot.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.

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