Kostel svatého Prokopa (Malšovice) Church

St. Prokop Church in Javory, located in part of the village Malšovice, is one of the protected cultural monuments of the Czech Republic. This is an interesting example of the gradual development of the village sacral building, which in two centuries turned a simple chapel into a full temple.

The beginning of the construction dates back to the middle of the 18th century. Local citizens wanted their own place of worship dedicated to St. Prokop, whom they prayed for in the hope of blessing and good harvest. On their wish, the chapel of St. Prokop was established in 1748-1749. But the construction was not over - the service life and changing needs of the parish caused gradual changes. In 1772 the chapel was completed, and in 1816 it expected a major reconstruction. With this extension, the small chapel turned into a church.

The fate of the church broke in the middle of the 20th century. After 1945, when the original German and Czechoslovak inhabitants were displaced from the area, the building remained without care. For decades, he was dilapidated, and his interior equipment gradually disappeared - elements were transported to other sacral objects. Churches in the Sudets were thus victims of great historical changes.

The building is a late Baroque temple with a shallow conclusion. The four-side lid is turned off above the front. The characteristic element is the bevelled eastern corner in both the ship and the end. The walls break the lizene frames and rectangular windows. On the north side there is a square sacristy. The interior consists of a rectangular ship with rounded ceilings and nickel; The east wall is decorated with a shallow altar niche with a compressed arch. The church opens up to believers with side pilasters and shallow semi-circular arches. The crust is wooden. The equipment dates back to the 19th century and bears the signs of the historicism of the time.

At the beginning of the 21st century, a gradual renewal began. The long period of decaying has slowed down, and now your church is in the middle of the night. Прокопа restores its importance as an architectural and spiritual symbol of the region. Although no longer educating an active parish, it remains a testament to the faith of previous generations and an example of the evolution of small sacral structures in our countries.