HelpInfantJesus.com
Title
Infant Jesus of Prague Reconstruction Project of the Main Altar- Czech Republic
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- The Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague has been the home of the Infant Jesus for the last 4 centuries. The original Carmelite Monastery of Our Lady of the Victory in Mala Strana in Prague was its first resting place. In the year 1631 the Saxons invaded Prague and the plundering did not bypass the monastery. The sculpture of the Child Jesus was thrown out with the waste behind the High Altar. Here Father Cyril a Matre Dei found it when he returned to the abandoned church in Mala Strana from München. The sculpture was damaged. After many attempts in vain, Father Cyril was happy to get some money from a Prague citizen for repairing the broken arms. The Infant Jesus thus became again the object of worship and a number of miracles were linked to the statue and also the protection of Prague from the Swedes.
