⛪ Loreta Prague
Czech Republic
About This Sacred Site
The Loreta is a large Baroque pilgrimage destination in the Hradčany district of Prague, constructed between 1626 and 1750. At its heart is a replica of the Santa Casa — the Holy House of Nazareth — inspired by the Italian original at Loreto. The complex includes a cloister, the Church of the Nativity, and a treasury housing the famous Prague Sun monstrance, studded with 6,222 diamonds. Its carillon of 27 bells chimes a Marian melody every hour.
Key Facts
- •Built around a replica of the Santa Casa (Holy House of Nazareth), modeled on the original in Loreto, Italy
- •The treasury's Prague Sun monstrance is encrusted with 6,222 diamonds
- •A carillon of 27 bells plays the Marian hymn 'We Greet Thee a Thousand Times' every hour
- •Construction spanned from 1626 to 1750 under the patronage of the Lobkowicz family
- •One of several hundred Loreto copies built across Europe during the Counter-Reformation
Location
Coordinates: 50.0893, 14.3916
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