Church of Our Lady Victorious – Prague Infant Jesus

After the battle of the White Mountain (1620, Bila Hora), the church was given to the Carmelites, as a sign of gratitude for their victory. The church was renamed and rebuilt to the form we see today. In 1628 Polyxena of Lobkovic donated the church a Spanish wax effigy representing the Infant Jesus.

It is said that the Infant Jesus of Prague (also knows as il Bambino di Praga) has miraculous curing powers and that it was the protector of the city against plague and the destruction in the 30 years war.

The church now contains an exhibition of the presents that the Infant of Jesus was given along the centuries from history’s most famous personalities. The exhibition is comprised of about 80 different outfits, out of which the most valuable is a dress made and embroidered by Maria Teresa herself.