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Church of St. John the Baptist
Svatý Jan pod Skalou Church Monuments
An Early-Baroque church with a richly decorated interior was built in years 1657-61. There is a painting showing The Revelation of St. John the Baptist to the Hermit Ivan on the main altar (1695). The cross above the altar was originally located on the Charles Bridge in Prague. The amply decorated tombstone of St. Ivan stands in the middle of the church where the silver-plated and gilded repository of the hermit Ivan’s relics is situated. The church is connected with the old rock church of Virgin Mary – e.g. St. Ivan’s Cave.
Coordinates: 49.9689981, 14.1341894
St. Ivan’s Cave
Svatý Jan pod Skalou Church Monuments
The old rock church of Virgin Mary – e.g. St. Ivan’s Cave. Besides the hermit’s relics, there is also a crypt and old tombstones of some of the monastery’s abbots. Original stalactical formations, decorating the travertine cave, have been partly preserved.
Right next to the church, under the window of Ivan’s cave, rises a strong, curative, well - St. Ivan’s Spring. Water from local springs used to be bottled up and sold as the mineral water "Ivanka". Coordinates: 49.9688464, 14.1342433
Right next to the church, under the window of Ivan’s cave, rises a strong, curative, well - St. Ivan’s Spring. Water from local springs used to be bottled up and sold as the mineral water "Ivanka". Coordinates: 49.9688464, 14.1342433
Chapel of the Holy Cross
Svatý Jan pod Skalou Church Monuments
According to legend, the chapel stands on the place where St. John the Baptist met Ivan and gave him a wooden cross to expel demons. In 1602, the field-marshal Herman Kristof Russworm (general of emperor Rudolf II. Habsburg) ordered a creation of a stone cross made of black marble and surrounded it with the statues of St. Ivan and St. John the Baptist. In 1714, the Abbott Koterovsky allowed a chapel to be built above the Statues. The chapel and the statuary were renovated in 1997 with the help of the St. John Foundation.
Coordinates: 49.9710092, 14.1351547
The Chapel of St. Maxmilian
Svatý Jan pod Skalou Church Monuments
A beautiful Neo-Gothic chapel, The Chapel of St. Maxmilian, designed by Bernard Grüber from Munich is located at Svatý Jan pod Skalou cemetery. It was built as a tomb for Berger family in 1847 - 1849.
Coordinates: 49.9698997, 14.1303858
The Benedictine Monastery
Svatý Jan pod Skalou Church Monuments
An establishment of the Benedictine monks from early 16th century. In 1657 it was rebuilt in Baroque style and in 1785 it was abandoned.
Afterwards it served as a factory, a chateau, spa, hospital, school..
The most significant chambers are the Prelature and the Refectory opulently decorated with fresco paintings and reliefs showing the life of Saint Ivan.
Today the building is a seat of St. Jan´s college - Higher Vocational School of Education and is closed to public. Coordinates: 49.9691917, 14.1345836
Afterwards it served as a factory, a chateau, spa, hospital, school..
The most significant chambers are the Prelature and the Refectory opulently decorated with fresco paintings and reliefs showing the life of Saint Ivan.
Today the building is a seat of St. Jan´s college - Higher Vocational School of Education and is closed to public. Coordinates: 49.9691917, 14.1345836
