Photo: Tomáš Kremr, Czech Radio
Czechia has a vast number of cathedrals, churches and chapels from centuries past and it is only rarely that new houses of prayer are built. One such endeavor is close to completion. The small Moravian village of Nesvačilka, which lacked a house of prayer for over 300 years, will soon have its own unique wooden chapel.
The village of Nesvačilka, south-east of Brno, established in 1715, never had its own chapel and the locals would have to walk to the church in neighbouring Moutnice to attend mass. Ten years ago, the parish priest of Moutnice, René Václav Strouhal, launched a public collection for a chapel to be built on the outskirts of Nesvačcilka village. He had a clear idea of how it should look.
“I wanted the chapel to reflect the character of this region –to grow up from it, so to say – and as you can see it is made from God’s divine gifts of Nature- clay, stone, wood, glass and light.
Donors from near and far contributed funds as well as wooden beams and other materials needed. The cornerstone for the chapel was blessed by the late Pope Benedict and work on it got underway in 2014.
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Authors: Daniela Lazarová, Tomáš Kremr