Monastery in Lysá nad Labem, Augustinian monastery in Lysá nad Labem, Czech Republic.

The former monastery in Lysá nad Labem is a Baroque complex built to a design by B. Scotti, to which the Church of the Virgin Mary was added in 1739–1741 by A. Lurago. After the monastery was dissolved in 1812 the buildings were converted into a granary, and the church was demolished in 1891. The complex now houses the State District Archive of Nymburk.

A chapel of St Desiderius is documented in 1244; in 1355 Queen Anne of Świdnica transferred the patronage right to Charles IV, who gave it to the Augustinian canons of Prague-Karlov, who founded a convent here with five canons. That monastery was destroyed in the Hussite wars in 1421. Count František Antonín Špork founded the Baroque convent of St John of Nepomuk and St Desiderius from 1713, built to a design by B. Scotti, with the Church of the Virgin Mary added by A. Lurago in 1739–1741; it was dissolved in 1812 and turned into a granary.

The baroque convent, dedicated to St John of Nepomuk and St Desiderius, was founded by Count František Antonín Špork, who installed six discalced Augustinians; the church of the Virgin Mary was added in 1739–1741 to a design by Anselmo Lurago. The complex now houses the State District Archive Nymburk with its seat in Lysá nad Labem.

The building is now used by the Nymburk State District Archive and houses historical documents. Visitors should know this is an active workplace, so it is best to inquire in advance if you wish to view the interior spaces.

The monastery church of the Virgin Mary, added in 1739–1741 to designs by Anselmo Lurago, was demolished in 1891; only the convent building survived, converted in 1812 into a contributory granary. The Baroque complex now houses the State District Archive Nymburk with its seat in Lysá nad Labem.