Our Lady Victorious
The Church of Our Lady of Victories, known to locals as Kostel Panny Marie Vítězné, anchors the Malá Strana skyline as Prague’s first true Baroque church, begun in 1611 and consecrated by 1617. Its distinctive form—an early Baroque plan designed under Giovanni Maria Filippi—marks a turning point in Czech religious architecture during the Counter-Reformation. Inside, a single, transcendent presence draws the eye: the Infant Jesus of Prague, a celebrated statue that has symbolized faith and hope since the 17th century. The statue’s companion tale begins with its donation to the Carmelite friars in 1628 by Polyxena of the Lobkowicz family, and it remains the shrine’s most revered relic. …
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