Hrubá Vrbka - Orthodox monastery

 
Another interesting sacral building (albeit somewhat unusual), which is located in the mining village of Hrubá Vrbka, is the Orthodox monastery of St. Gorazda. It stands on the southern edge of the village near the crossroads to Malá Vrbka and Kuželov, and from its roof, typical colorful Byzantine mines stick out into the sky.
Saint Gorazd's civil name was Matěj Pavlík and he was a local native. During the Second World War, in 1942, at the age of 63, he was...