Orthodox Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius
- Orthodox Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius
The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius is an 18th century church in the center of Prague, Czech Republic. Its name honors Saints Cyril and Methodius.
The church was built from 1730-36 by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.
The Czechoslovak assassins of Reinhard Heydrich hid in the church after Operation Anthropoid in 1942. After a fierce gun battle, they reportedly committed suicide to avoid capture. [ [http://orthodoxwiki.org/Ss._Cyril_and_Methodius_Cathedral_(Prague,_Czech_Republic) Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Orthodox Wiki (in English)] ] [ [http://web.quick.cz/bohous.schnabl/Kostely/Popisy/Nove_mesto.html#63 Prague Churches (in Czech)] ] Presently there is a museum in the church dedicated to them as national heroes.
External links
* [http://www.army.cz/images/id_7001_8000/7419/assassination-en.pdf Detailed report regarding the attack on the church and the killing of the assassins - with numerous photographs]
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