Monastery of Minorits, Minorite monastery in Brno-střed, Brno, Czech Republic

The Minorite Monastery stands at the corner of Minoritská and Orlí streets in Brno. Its complex comprises the Church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, a Loretto chapel with the Holy Crib and Holy Stairs, a bell tower, and monastery buildings with three courtyards. The church's current Baroque form dates from the 18th century.

Founded probably around 1230 by King Wenceslas I and Jan Velen Černohorský of Boskovice, the Minorite convent burned in 1262 and was rebuilt with the Church of Saints John. Rebuilt in Baroque style from 1660, it was seized by the communist regime in 1950 and returned to the Minorites after 1989.

The Minorites, not Franciscans, have lived here since the 13th century; in 2020 the community numbered six friars. Since 1995 the brothers have published the magazine Immaculata, and the national centre of the Knights of the Immaculate is based here. The street name Minoritská refers to the "Lesser Brothers".

The complex stands at the corner of Minoritská and Orlí streets in Brno-střed, with three courtyards, a bell tower and the Loretto chapel with the Holy Crib and Holy Stairs. The convent is still a working Minorite house, so parts are closed to tourists; the church of St. John is open for services.

The monastery church's organ, built in 1732, is the oldest in Brno. The convent has stayed on this same site for almost 800 years, and the Minorites remain the only order in Brno still working at its original location.