On June 2, 2023, the Night of Churches opened the cemetery church of the Exaltation of St. Crosses in Rajhrad in Brno.
Brno – With a special program tonight, they commemorated the 300th anniversary of the death of Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel in the monastery church of St. Peter and Paul in Rajhrad in Brno. It is together with the cemetery church of the Ascension of St. The cross is the work of a famous Baroque architect of Italian origin. For the first time this year, the Benedictines also prepared a cultural program for the Night of the Churches, this is the second time they are participating in the event.
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“Although this is only the second Night of Churches when we open our temple, we regularly participate in the museum night. In previous years, both events were held relatively close to each other, so we did not use the opportunity to open the church during the Night of Churches. But this year it happened for the second time, that there is a greater distance between the two events, and that suits us,” Brother Heřman František Řezáč from the Benedictine Order told ČTK.
He pointed out that Santini's building is open to the public on weekdays, but it closes at 5:00 p.m. in winter and 7:30 p.m. in summer. “Whoever wants to come to pray will come. And it's the same with the Night of Churches, we don't expect any crowds, the visitors will be counted in tens rather than hundreds, but whoever wants to come, will come,” added the religious. The church will close at 10:00 p.m. today.
The night of churches in the Rajrad abbey church also offered a program for the first time. From 18:00, one of the members of the order told people about the possibilities of joining the order and how it goes in everyday life, and from 20:00 there was a theatrical conversation between the provost Anton Pirm and the architect Santini about the construction of the Rajhrad monastery church.
On the territory of the Brno diocese, which also includes part of Vysočina, 212 churches, chapels, chapels, choirs and spiritual centers participated in the Night of Churches this year. In total, these places prepared 1000 different programs. From guided tours through theater, music or dance performances to discussions and workshops. In addition to the anniversary of the death of Santini-Aichel, some programs also commemorate the 550th anniversary of the birth and 480th anniversary of the death of Nicolaus Copernicus. In the center of Brno, the churches of St. Maří Magdaleny in Masarykova street and the church of St. Jakub on the square of the same name. Both are now being reconstructed.
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