Kaplička Nejsvětější Trojice (Bezděkov pod Třemšínem) Chapel

The Chapel of the Holy Trinity stands in the middle of a triangular village in Bezděkov under Tremšín, a small village in the district of Příbram. It is located on a small grassy plot near the main road. It's a classic building that the state protects as a cultural monument since 1958.

The exact circumstances of the chapel remain partially unclear. The figure of 1844 is based on the year carved into a stone plinth of cast iron cross standing in front of the chapel. However, the books of religious service announcements held at the parish office in the Old Rožmitál do not record the consecration of the chapel in Bezděkov, and it can therefore be assumed that the chapel was established before 1843. The first preserved written mention dates back to 1912 from the chronicle of local firefighters, which wrongly attributed it to St. John Nepomuk - but the book also rightly calls it the band of the Holy Trinity.

Since its inception, the chapel has become a living centre of public events in the village. Bigger cultural events started at the chapel - fire procession, milking, celebration of significant state anniversaries. In May, the locals sang traditional songs, and at Easter there were traditionally prayer groups of trick-or-treaters circling the village with fireworks.

The 20th century brought the chapel serious trials. In 1916, the Austrian-Hungarian army recited the original bell. After the war, in 1920, a monument was built before the chapel to the fallen in the First World War. In World War II, the mayor gave a new bell to the German occupants as a gift. After the war a new bell was hung in the chapel in 1949, cast in the former bell company R. Pernery in Dry Vrbý near České Budějovice. The bell bears the inscription, "IN THE VIEW OF WAR, 1914-1918 AND 1938-1945 EXPLANED IN 1949." The bell was consecrated on 20 May 1949; at the same time the chapel was blessed after it had undergone a major reconstruction with a new color and roof cover. On the occasion of the repair, a newborn was baptized in the chapel.

In the communist period, the chapel was not too well maintained. A larger repair took place in 1991. General renovation came only in 2018. Building foundations were drained, metal roof cover replaced copper plates. The interior was newly plastered, the facade got a new look with a warm yellow touch instead of an old pink. The stone lining of the entrance was exposed and wooden elements of doors and benches were repaired. Memory sheets describing the repair, a set of current coins and a message to future generations were stored in the chapel.

The construction is a small central structure on a hexagonal plan, broken down in the Nарo Pilaster formations. The needle roof is closed with a lantern with onion beating. The chapel is oriented by the front towards the east, the altar menu towards the west. The interior is decorated with paintings of saints - St. Wenceslas and St. Ludmila, which were made by Lubomir Peshek and were located in 2018. The rear wall features the painting of the Holy Trinity and the restored statue of the Virgin Mary. There are two desks at the entrance. In front of the chapel, there are two lids planted in 2010 instead of the original trees that had to be removed.

The ceremonial service associated with the blessing of the repaired chapel took place on 15th June 2019, symbolically just on the day of the Christian feast of the Holy Trinity. At present, the chapel does not hold services, but remains a living memory of the local tradition and testimony of the complicated journey that Czech society went through in the twentieth century.