The provost's office and pilgrimage church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mariánský Týnec/Marienbad belonged to the Cistercian monastery complex of Plasy; its history is closely linked to it. This beautiful Baroque church was built starting in 1711 and, like Plasy, was designed by the architect Santini-Aichel (among others, Sedlec Monastery and the Zelená Hora Pilgrimage Church, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites). Emperor Joseph II, the "revolutionary from above," who abolished serfdom, among other things, nationalized monasteries for the benefit of the Religious Fund (1785), including Plasy (including Mariánský Týnec). Metternich acquired it from this fund (Congress of Vienna, Holy Alliance), reorganized the economic operations, and lost the lands to Czechoslovakia in 1918. The church then slowly fell into decline; In 1920, the dome and several vaults collapsed. In 2005, the dome was rebuilt and has been beautifully restored. The building became the home of the Museum and Gallery of the Northern Pilsen Region. Unfortunately, closed on Mondays, even if Monday is Whit Monday :-(
In the 12th century, the village belonged to a man named Roman. He was sick and childless and promised, if cured, to build a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. He recovered and kept his promise. Around 1180 (or 1230), he bequeathed his property to the Cistercian monastery in Plasy. The monks built a courtyard around the chapel; people from near and far began to visit. It became the oldest pilgrimage site in Western Bohemia. The number of pilgrims grew, and so a new, larger church was built in 1681. Johann Karl von Unwerth brought a painting of Our Lady of Sorrows from Rome, and two additional altars (Saint Bernard and the Fourteen Holy Helpers) were donated. In 1711, Abbot Eugen Tittl, who began the reconstruction of the monastery in Plasy, also laid the foundation stone for a completely new church and provost's house. The work were interrupted during the war; the interior was not completed until 1777.
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