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Church of the Corpus Christi () is a pilgrimage
The church is located in woods in the territory of in Bludov, between the villages of Bludov and Hrabenov. The pilgrimage site consists of the church, the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, the calvary, the so-called Ston's cross and the
Church of the Corpus Christi () is a pilgrimage Roman Catholic
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church in the Olomouc Region
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of the Czech Republic
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Description
The church is located in woods in the territory of in Bludov, between the villages of Bludov and Hrabenov. The pilgrimage site consists of the church, the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, the calvary, the so-called Ston's cross and the Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Via Dolorosa, Way of Sorrows or the , are a series of fourteen images depicting Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ on the day of Crucifixion of Jesus, his crucifixion and acc ...
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History
At the end of the 17th century, a chapel was built on the pilgrimage site. In 1720–1724, it was rebuilt into the Baroque church. Pilgrims took care of the church until the end of the 18th century. By order of EmperorJoseph II
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, the church was supposed to be demolished, but the Bludov residents refused and the church was preserved. In 1835, it was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style.
Legend about the foundation
Peasant woman stole asacramental bread
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in church in Å umperk
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. She wanted to add the bread to a cattle fodder to improve milk production. On the way back home, the peasant woman took a short nap in the deep forest, on the site of today's church, and the sacramental bread fell out. Bees moved the bread to a tree cavity and made the wax monstrance
A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), is a vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharisti ...
. People were so impressed by this miracle they decided to build new church in its place.
References
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