RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Hnilica, Ondřej
A1 Zářecká, Klára
T1 Chapel of the Elevation of the Holy Cross in Knínice
JF Průzkumy památek
YR 2020
VO 27
IS 2
SP 105
OP 118
DO 10.56112/pp.2020.2.06
UL https://pruzkumypamatek.cz/en/artkey/prp-202002-0006.php
AB The Chapel of the Elevation of the Holy Cross in Knínice (Jihlava District) is a remarkable regional example of sacral space and an architectural monument that originated and was repeatedly reconstructed for the veneration of the Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier. The local cult of this saint was developed first by the Jihlava community of the Society of Jesus and later by the Telč chapter. The presumed accent of this saint appears to be related to the specific function of the Telč house for the 'tertianship' or 'third probation', i.e. the final formal period of formation in the Society of Jesus. Telč used Knínice as a farmhouse with a residence and a pilgrimage site with the local chapel. Such a pilgrimage site focusing on this cult was rather unique in the Czech lands. The religious, cultural, and historical phenomenon of pilgrimage was reflected in the architectural and decoration style of the structure as well as in its furnishings.