Church of Our Lady of Victories

Church of Our Lady of Victories
Church of Our Lady of Victories
The Church of Our Lady of Victory and Saint Anthony of Padua
Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague
Kostel Panny Marie Vítězné
	Church of Our Lady of Victories Location in Czech Republic
	50°05′09″N 14°24′13″E / 50.0857°N 14.4036°E
Location	Prague
Country	Czech Republic
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous denomination	Lutheran
Website	www.pragjesu.cz
History
Former name(s)	Church of the Holy Trinity
Status	Active
Founded	1584
Dedication	Our Lady of Victories
Consecrated	8 September 1624
Architecture
Architectural type	Church
Style	Baroque
Years built	1611–1613
Completed	1613
Administration
Archdiocese	Prague
Clergy
Archbishop	Dominik Duka
Prior	Pavel Pola
Subprior	Victor Fernandes
Rector	Anastasio Roggero
Laity
Organist(s)	Drahomíra Matznerová

The Church of Our Lady of Victories (Czech: Kostel Panny Marie Vítězné), also referred as the Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague, in Malá Strana, the "Lesser Quarter" of Prague, is a church governed and administered by the Discalced Carmelites.

The shrine is home to the famed statue called the Infant Jesus of Prague. The statue, which originated in Spain, is a 16th-century representation of infant Child Jesus holding a globus cruciger. It was donated to the Carmelite friars in 1628 by Polyxena, First Princess of the House of Lobkowicz.

Pope Leo XII granted its first pontifical decree of canonical coronation on 24 September 1824, signed and notarized by Cardinal Pietro Francesco Galleffi for the Patriarchal Council of the "Vatican Chapter", as the first Christological image granted this prestigious honor.^{[citation needed]} On 30 March 1913, Pope Pius X granted authorization to erect the Confraternity of the Infant Jesus of Prague based on former regulations promulgated by Pope Clement VIII, which was signed and notarized by Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val.^[1] Pope Benedict XVI crowned the image for the second time during his Apostolic visit to the Czech Republic on 26 September 2009.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The venerated image, along with its canoness custodians will celebrate its 200 years of pontifical coronation in 2024.^{[citation needed]}

^ J Gordon Melton (2007). The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena. Visible. pp. 151–152. ISBN 978-1-57859-230-2.
^ Norbert C. Brockman (2011). Encyclopedia of Sacred Places, 2nd Edition. ABC-CLIO. pp. 236–238, 54–56, 462. ISBN 978-1-59884-655-3.
^ Pope Benedict XVI at the 'Holy Infant of Prague' Archived 29 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, POPE BENEDICT XVI in Czech Republic (September 2009), The Pope and the Child Jesus in Prague, ACN-USA News (September 2009)
^ Jennifer E. Spreng (2004). Abortion and Divorce Law in Ireland. McFarland. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-0-7864-8435-5.
^ Sally Ann Ness (2016). Body, Movement, and Culture: Kinesthetic and Visual Symbolism in a Philippine Community. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-1-5128-1822-2.

[Melton2007-1] J Gordon Melton (2007). The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena. Visible. pp. 151–152. ISBN 978-1-57859-230-2.

[Brockman2011p236-2] Norbert C. Brockman (2011). Encyclopedia of Sacred Places, 2nd Edition. ABC-CLIO. pp. 236–238, 54–56, 462. ISBN 978-1-59884-655-3.

[3] Pope Benedict XVI at the 'Holy Infant of Prague' Archived 29 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, POPE BENEDICT XVI in Czech Republic (September 2009), The Pope and the Child Jesus in Prague, ACN-USA News (September 2009)

[spreng29-4] Jennifer E. Spreng (2004). Abortion and Divorce Law in Ireland. McFarland. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-0-7864-8435-5.

[Ness2016p62-5] Sally Ann Ness (2016). Body, Movement, and Culture: Kinesthetic and Visual Symbolism in a Philippine Community. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-1-5128-1822-2.

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