Saint James the Greater
In Saint James the Greater, the site you once stood on today reveals a layered history rather than a single building. The original church was founded in the 13th century for the Franciscans and built in Gothic style, with a foundation tied to relics of Ottokar I of Bohemia. It was destroyed by a fire in 1689 during the Nine Years’ War, with rumors linking the blaze to agents of Louis XIV. When rebuilt, the church emerged in Baroque fashion, incorporating more than 20 altars and commissioning works by artists such as Jan Jiří Heinsch, Václav Vavřinec Reiner, and Petr Brandl. An organ was installed in 1702, and in 1974 the church was granted the honorary title of minor basilica by Pope Paul VI. …
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