The article deals with the development of research on Santini's work, especially in the Czech lands. It mentions in particular the changing approaches to Satini's legacy in the works of Z. Wirth, A. Piffl, H. G. Franz, V. Richter, J. Neumann, M, Horyna, P. Zahradník, M. Pavlík, and other authors. In doing so, it emphasises both Santini's relationship to Italy and the possibility of interpreting his architecture on the basis of occult doctrines. The article draws attention to the new possibilities of interpreting Santini's Baroque Gothic, especially by referring to its relation to the architecture of Benedict Ried, which in fact was created at the end of the "Gothic" era. The article also points to the still unresolved relationship of Santini's work to the group of "radically Baroque" churches in Bohemia.