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#REDIRECT [[Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral]] |
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[[Image:Pravoslavny katedralni chram sv. Cyrila a Metodeje Resslova Praha.jpg|thumb|Orthodox Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius]] |
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The '''Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius''' is an 18th century [[church (building)|church]] in the center of [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]. Its name honors Saints [[Saint Cyril|Cyril]] and [[Saint Methodius|Methodius]]. |
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The church was built from 1730-36 by [[Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer]]. |
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The [[Czechoslovak|Czechoslovak]] assassins of [[Reinhard Heydrich]] hid in the church after [[Operation Anthropoid]] in 1942. After a fierce gun battle, they reportedly committed suicide to avoid capture.<ref>[http://orthodoxwiki.org/Ss._Cyril_and_Methodius_Cathedral_(Prague,_Czech_Republic) Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Orthodox Wiki (in English)]</ref><ref> [http://web.quick.cz/bohous.schnabl/Kostely/Popisy/Nove_mesto.html#63 Prague Churches (in Czech)]</ref> Presently there is a [[museum]] in the church dedicated to them as national heroes. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.army.cz/images/id_7001_8000/7419/assassination-en.pdf Detailed report regarding the attack on the church and the killing of the assassins - with numerous photographs] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Prague]] |
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[[Category:Museums in Prague]] |
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[[bg:Св. Св. Кирил и Методий (Прага)]] |
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[[de:Kirche St. Cyrill und Method (Prag)]] |
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[[fr:Église Saint-Cyrille-et-Méthode]] |
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[[sv:Sankt Kyrillos och Sankt Methodios kyrka]] |
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