Church of Our Lady of Victories
The Church of Our Lady of Victories (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 Infant Jesus of Prague. The statue comes from Spain, it is a 16th-century depiction of infant Child Jesus holding a globus cruciger, which was donated to the Carmelite friars in 1628 by Polyxena, 1st Princess Lobkowicz. Pope Leo XII granted its first Pontifical decree of canonical coronation on 24 September 1824, signed and notarized by Cardinal Galleffi for the Patriarchal Council of the “Vatican Chapter”, as the first Christological image granted this prestigious honor. 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. Pope Benedict XVI crowned the image for the second time during his Apostolic visit to the Czech Republic on 26 September 2009. The venerated image, along with its canoness custodians will celebrate its 200 years of Pontifical coronation in 2024.
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Hellichova, Prague Lesser Town
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Panna Maria Vítězná (U Pražského Jezulátka)
Hellichova
118 00 Prague, Lesser Town
Prague, Czechia
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