Kratonohy - church of St. Jacob the Greater

History of the Church of St. Jakub Většího belongs to the Gothic period, until 1384. The church was remodeled in the Baroque period between 1707 and 1710. The interior has several unusual solutions, the vault has rich stucco decoration with frescoes depicting Christ's youth, the altar is a replica of the Spanish altar of St. James of Compostela and the pulpit is shaped like a whale's mouth. The reason for these peculiarities is apparently that the wife…