Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral

For a Catholic church in Prague, see Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Karlín).

Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
Orthodox Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius
General information
Town or city	Nové Město, Prague
Country	Czech Republic
Coordinates	50°04′33″N 14°25′01″E / 50.075833°N 14.416944°E / 50.075833; 14.416944Coordinates: 50°04′33″N 14°25′01″E / 50.075833°N 14.416944°E / 50.075833; 14.416944

The Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic, is the principal church in the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia.

The existing structure had its origins as a Roman Catholic church built between 1730 and 1736 by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, dedicated to Charles Borromeo, archbishop and cardinal of Milan in the 16th century.

In 1942, during World War II, the cathedral was the scene of the last stand of a number of Czech and Slovak patriots who, in Operation Anthropoid, had assassinated Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi SS Obergruppenführer and General of Police. Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld was in command of the troops that stormed the church on 18 June 1942. After a fierce gun battle, they committed suicide to avoid capture.^[1] Presently there is a museum in the church crypt dedicated to them as national heroes.

Gallery

Photo of Memorial outside door of the church
Photo of Crucifix outside door of the church
Street Identifier of Church
Their Blood Shed for Us Lock in the rain of the gate
Bullet-scarred window of the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague where the attackers were cornered

Citations

↑ Evans 2008, p. 277.

Sources

Evans, Richard J. (2008). The Third Reich at War. New York: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-311671-4.

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