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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
A former residential chamber converted for the chapter, with paintings of the Apocalypse.
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The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was created by converting a residential chamber. The change was associated with Charles IV’s establishment of the castle chapter, a community of clergy, on 27 March 1357. Its painted decoration includes scenes from the Apocalypse and images connected with relics. The room acquired its sacred purpose in a building that was already almost complete as a residential tower.
Arranging access to the Great Tower through the smaller tower subsequently required the church’s floor area to be reduced. The Apocalypse cycle is associated with this alteration, so circulation between the buildings affected both the church’s size and decoration. Renaissance works restored the church to the full footprint of the second floor. Today the chapels tour passes through it before the view into St Catherine’s Chapel and the onward passage to the Great Tower.
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Before the church was created, this was planned as a room to live in. Charles IV then established a community of clergy at the castle, called a chapter. The room became a place of worship. Wall paintings depicted relics and the Apocalypse, the final book of the New Testament.
Alterations even changed the size of the church. It was first made smaller to provide access to the Great Tower, then enlarged again during the Renaissance. A passage between buildings changed the church’s shape. On the chapels tour, the church comes before St Catherine’s Chapel.
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