Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary (Křtiny)

Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary (Czech: Kostel Jména Panny Marie) is a Roman Catholic church in Křtiny, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It is an important pilgrimage destination in Moravia and one of the most celebrated shrines in Central Europe.

Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary
Kostel Jména Panny Marie
Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic Church
District	Blansko District
Region	South Moravian Region
Rite	Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Basilica
Year consecrated	21 April 1771
Status	Active
Location
Location	Křtiny, Czech Republic
Municipality	Křtiny
Shown within Czech Republic
Geographic coordinates	49.1747°N 16.4433°E / 49.1747; 16.4433
Architecture
Architect(s)	Jan Santini Aichel
Type	Church
Style	Baroque
Funded by	abbot Hugo Bartlicius
Groundbreaking	1711
Completed	1771
Specifications
Length	65 (inside)
Width	35
Height (max)	73
Dome height (outer)	54
Website
http://www.pmkrtiny.cz

The church was designed by the famous architect Jan Santini Aichel[1] and it was one of the last commissioned by him. It is an iconic masterpiece of so-called radical Baroque of Bohemia and Moravia, built as part of a complex of monastic buildings and summer residences of the Premonstratensian Zábrdovice Abbey, an order dedicated to the preaching and the exercising of pastoral ministry. Santini[2] received the commission in 1711, under the patronage of bishop of Olomouc Maxmilian Hamilton and abbot Hugo Bartlicius, whose palace was behind in the slope. The temple was constructed in time of the rule of abbot Krištof Matuška.