Chapel of St. Joseph in Senetářov

In 1855, a chapel dedicated to St. Joseph was built in the village. In 1891, this chapel was repaired and expanded. On the site of this chapel, there used to be a 2-meter-high stone cross and a statue of St. Joseph carved from stone. During World War II, in 1944, the citizens of Senetářov were forcibly displaced to 85 villages. During this time, the idea arose, and later a promise was made to build a new large chapel in the case of a happy return from exile. This promise could only be fulfilled at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. From today's perspective, it was very cleverly utilized in 1968 during a certain political thaw, and a task was commissioned to develop plans for a new chapel by the Brno artist architect Ludvík Kolka, who is also the author of the altar triptych. These plans were approved in 1968, and in the same year, permission was granted to build a new chapel since the old chapel, among other things, hindered the widening of the Blansko-Vyškov road. Before the ground thawed, the foundations were dug in the spring of 1969, and in June 1969, in the presence of a large number of believers, the foundation stone of the church was laid with the inscription: "In the name of the Lord."
The construction lasted only two years. Many citizens of Senetářov and many believers from the surrounding area participated, contributing a significant number of volunteer hours for free. The driving force behind the entire construction was the then priest of Jedovnice, P. František Vavříček, who undoubtedly has the greatest merit that the church was finally built. In June 1971, the church was completed. On June 25 and 26, 1971, the building of the old chapel was removed. The author of the Stations of the Cross is the well-known artist akad. painter Mikoláš Medek. On July 11, 1971, the first mass was celebrated in the new church. The church was originally supposed to be consecrated by the Bishop of Brno - and now a quote from the municipal chronicle: "...but for unknown reasons, it was canceled." Nevertheless, approximately 15,000 believers from across the then Czechoslovakia attended the opening of the new church. The opening of the church became a major ecclesiastical celebration, during which there were also many attractions. Thus, this village experienced such hustle and bustle, which probably will never be repeated. The church only received its official consecration 20 years later, when the new church of St. Joseph was finally consecrated by Bishop Vojtěch Cirkle of Brno on July 7, 1991, during the consecration of new organs.