Church of the Nativity, Opočno

The Capuchin provincial superior Martinus Freibergensis therefore asked the owner of Opočno dominion for his support.

Count Louis Colloredo of Waldsee and his wife Maria Eleonora of Sinzendorfu regarded this idea with favour and already on 30 June 1674 the foundation stone of the new building was laid.

The church situated in the north-east part of the newly established square was built between 1676 and 1678 by Capuchin architect Bruno from České Budějovice and Italian builder Bernardo Minelli.

The Capuchins were supposed to strengthen the Catholic faith among the still predominantly Protestant inhabitants of Opočno dominion.

In 1950 the Capuchin convent was dissolved by the Communist police and confiscated by the Czechoslovak state and the church started to belong to the local parish.

View of the church and the conventual buildings from the north
Altarpiece of the Nativity of Christ with the family of the founder of the Capuchin convent in Opočno
Front facade of the church
Interior