Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and St Cyril and Methodius in Velehrad is part of the Velehrad monastery and is the most important pilgrimage church of the Czech Republic. Velehrad is a village in the Uherske Hradiste District (Zlin Region) of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,323 and is the most important pilgrimage place in the Czech Republic. According to one tradition,