St. Clement on Poříčí

Clement Church in New Town in Prague

The Church of St. Clement ( Kostel svatého Klimenta ) is a Gothic church belonging to the Evangelical Church of the Bohemian Brethren in the New Town of Prague .

It was built as a church in the former Újezd settlement northeast of Prague's old town in the 11th century . From 1222 the Dominicans ' first settlement in Prague existed here , so it was one of the monastery and collegiate churches of the New Town.

The Clemenskirche underwent a renovation in the third quarter of the 14th century. The vaults date from 1578. From 1784 to 1850 it was not used as a church, since 1850 it has been used again by the Evangelical Church HB in Austria . 1893-1894 the church was regotized. The Evangelical Church of the Bohemian Brethren, which was founded in the same year, has been using the church since 1918 .

Archaeological excavations were carried out in connection with the general reconstruction from 1975 to 1980 .

See also

• Churches in Prague

literature

• Jiří Otter : Through Prague on the trail of the Bohemian Reformation. Kalich Verlag Praha 2002, ISBN 80-7017-565-6 , pp. 61-64

Web links

Commons : Church of St. Clemens (New Town of Prague)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Evangelical Clement Church Prague

Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 31.2 "  N , 14 ° 25 ′ 44.2"  E