Velehrad - a place of pilgrimage

The village of Velehrad, near Uherské Hradiště, is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Moravia, where respect for St. Cyril and Methodius and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. 
The village was founded more than 800 years ago around the Cistercian monastery grounds built in the years 1215 - 1240. The founders of the monastery were the Moravian Margrave Vladislav Jindřich and his brother Přemysl Otakar II. and…
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Velehrad – gallery of saints

Velehrad – gallery of saints

Velehrad

Velehrad

Velehrad - sundial

Velehrad Basilica - monastery, lapidary, catacombs

Velehrad – Church of the Epiphany (Cyrilka chapel)

Velehrad – Church of the Epiphany (Cyrilka chapel)

Statue of St. Vendelína in Velehrad

Statue of St. Vendelína in Velehrad

Velehrad House of St. Cyril and Methodius

Velehrad House of St. Cyril and Methodius

Statues of St. Bernard and St. Luitgards

Statues of St. Bernard and St. Luitgardy in Velehrad

Velehrad

Velehrad

Velehrad

Velehrad

Statue of St. Rosalie with the column of St. Mary in Velehrad

Statue of St. Rosalie with the column of St. Mary in Velehrad