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The Czech Republic has been adorned with numerous Religious monuments and pilgrimage sites, which forms the architectural heritage of the country. Velka Lhota is among the well known pilgrimage sites of the Czech Republic. One of the unique features of the place is that it has two Protestant churches decorated with chalices on their towers. These two churches face each other.
From 1918 onwards the two churches belonged to the Czech Brethren Evangelic Church, which was established after its association with the Lutheran and Reformed churches. Until 1781, the Czech Evangelics were considered illegal in Bohemia. The Emperor Joseph II released a religious reform law, known as the "Letter of Tolerance". As per the law apart from Catholic Churches other churches were also allowed to propagate their beliefs. Among the protestant churches the Lutherans and the Reformed were also permitted.
The Lutheran church was the first to be permitted in the region. The new law was not announced publicly and the Evangelics were automatically officially recored as the Lutherans. For over 130 years the village has been the two protestant churches. In the recent times the Memorial of the Czech Reformation built during the 17th and the 18th century has been opened to the general public. Velka Lhota is visited by thousands of pilgrims every year.
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