New on the website and in the app
Light a memorial candle
Can't come to the grave in person? Light a candle at a memorial, a registered grave or a war memorial. It burns for 24 hours and everyone who visits the place can see it.
We search memorials, the grave registry, notable people and war graves.
Preview – see what a candle looks like
Jane from Prague
Remembered with love
The candle has burnt out. You can light a new one.
24 heach candle burns
19 CZKper candle
1 632 025people remembered
53 122cemeteries on the map
How to light a candle
1
Find your loved one
Search for the name on the website or in the app, or scan the QR code on the gravestone with your phone.
2
Add your name and a message
You don't have to give your name. Choose one of the prepared messages, for example “Remembered with love”.
3
Pay and the candle is lit
On the website by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, in the app via the App Store or Google Play. No registration needed.
This is how visitors see the candles
Every memorial and place has a candle bar. It shows the names and messages of those who lit a candle in the last 24 hours, one after another.
Where you can light a candle
Digital memorials
Remembrance pages created by families for their loved ones – with photos, a life story and a QR code on the gravestone.
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Registered graves and notable people
People buried in the grave registries of selected cities and the graves of notable people.
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War graves and memorial sites
Monuments and graves of war victims from the Central Register of War Graves – a candle for everyone remembered there.
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Dignified messages
You choose the message from a prepared list, so every grave keeps a calm and dignified atmosphere. For notable people and war memorials the messages are respectful rather than personal.
At memorials and graves
Remembered with loveIn loving memoryForever in our heartsWe miss youWe are thinking of youThank you for everythingWe will never forgetRest in peace
At war memorials
Honour to their memoryWe will never forgetIn everlasting memoryWith respectRest in peace
Who will see the candle
- Everyone who opens the memorial or place sees the candle and the message – on the website and in the app.
- Your name is optional, you can light a candle anonymously. Inappropriate names are caught by an automatic check before payment.
- The memorial's owner gets a notification in the app. They can hide the name next to a candle or turn candles off on their memorial completely.
- After a year the name next to the candle is deleted automatically. The number of candles lit at the memorial remains.
Need a receipt?
When paying on the website, tick “I want a tax receipt” and enter your e-mail. We will send you the invoice by e-mail. For purchases in the app, the receipt is issued by the App Store or Google Play.
We'll remind you of anniversaries
In the Stopy v srdci app you can ask to be reminded of the birth or death anniversary after lighting a candle, so you can light one again.
The Stopy v srdci app →
One candle costs 19 CZK and burns for 24 hours. It is not a subscription – you only pay for the candle you light.
No. You can light a candle without an account, on the website and in the app. Just find your loved one and pay.
After 24 hours the candle goes out and disappears from the bar. The memorial keeps the total number of candles lit. You can light a new one at any time.
You choose the message from a prepared list; you cannot write your own text. You can add your name – we check it before payment.
If your loved one doesn't have a memorial, you can create one and try it free for the first 60 days. For registered graves you can send us additional details.
Light a candle for your loved ones
A small gesture that everyone who visits the place will see.