Minor Basilica - Žďár Castle

The church that stands in the grounds of the Žďár nad Sázavou castle. On January 5, 2009, this Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas elevated to a minor basilica. Basilica minor is an honorary title of a church that is under the direct patronage of the Pope. The Pope grants this title to more important churches, usually famous places of pilgrimage, national shrines, historic churches or monastery churches. Minor is smaller,…