Podskala - church of St. John the Baptist

The predecessor of today's church was a chapel built in the 12th century by the pious lord Vrbata to praise God for his miraculous healing with water from the nearby Studánka. Vladyka Vrbata was also the founder of the Podlažice monastery, famous for the creation of the Codex gigas, or the Devil's Bible. Podskalský kostelík, also known to common people as St. Vrbata's church, first served as the abbey church of the Virgin Mary under Skalou,...
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