Branišov

Title

Branišov

Also Known As

Branischau, Janov, Janow

Dates

Founded by 14th century

Dedication

Blaise

Affiliation

Teplá

Medieval Diocese

Prague

History

A church dependent on the Premonstratensian abbey of Teplá during the Middle Ages. There was a church here as early as 1320.

The medieval church was completely rebuilt in the 1730s, and became a popular pilgrimage destination. The church burned down following a lightning strike in 1957, and today is in ruins.

Bibliography

Krčmář, Luděk, Zdeněk Procházka, and Jan Soukup. “Branišov, kostel sv. Blažeje.” In Zničené kostely, 114–16. Průvodce historií západních Čech 14. Domažlice: Nakladatelství Českého lesa, 2004.

Image Credit

Church ruins, 2014. Wikimedia.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Bohemia and Moravia

Citation

“Branišov,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/1159.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Teplá