Prague has agreed to purchase the Church of St. Simon and Jude

Prague - The capital city has agreed with the religious order of the Merciful Brothers to purchase the deconsecrated Church of St. Simon and Jude in Old Town, which now serves as a concert hall for the Symphony Orchestra of the Capital City of Prague FOK. The councilors decided on this today. According to the city councilor for property Jan Chabr (TOP 09), after long negotiations the city managed to negotiate a price reduction from the original 126 million to 99 million crowns. According to previous information, the magistrate also plans to buy the former Borůvkovo Sanatorium on Legerova Street.

"This is not only a cultural monument but also a strategic plot in the city center, as well as the seat of FOK," Chabr stated. He added that the purchase still needs to be approved by the Vatican, after which a contract should be signed.

The city has also begun negotiations to purchase the former Borůvkovo Sanatorium, where the burned student Jan Palach and the tortured priest Josef Toufar died, and where the city leadership is considering establishing a museum of non-freedom. No decision has been made regarding this purchase yet.

The church dedicated to St. Simon of Cana and the apostle Jude was built in the 17th century on the site of a Gothic church. The Baroque monument was part of the hospital of the Merciful Brothers. Based on a contract, the church has long been managed by the Symphony Orchestra of the Capital City of Prague FOK.