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Bethlehem Chapel

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Betlemska kaple
Betlemska kaple

The Bethlehem Chapel (Czech: Betlémská kaple) is a medieval religious building in the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic, notable for its connection with the origins of the Bohemian Reformation, especially with the Czech reformer Jan Hus.The chapel is named for the Innocents massacred in Bethlehem by Herod the Great in an attempt to kill the newborn Jesus Christ.

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Bethlehem Chapel
Betlémské náměstí, Prague Old Town

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Betlémské náměstí
116 65 Prague, Old Town
Prague, Czechia
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