Monastery in Řepy, Religious complex in Řepy, Czech Republic

The Monastery in Řepy is a religious complex with a Church of the Holy Family and facilities for healthcare and social support. The buildings combine traditional architecture with functional spaces designed to serve elderly and ill residents.

The Borromean sisters came to Prague in 1837 and bought Taicman's farmstead in Řepy in 1858 for 56,000 guilders. Builder Jan Ripota began the two-storey square building on 30 April 1859, and on 6 August 1860 vicar Antonín Slavíček consecrated the house and the cornerstone of the Church of the Holy Family. From 1865 to 1866 the house was adapted as a women's prison, and after 1948 it housed an agricultural research institute until the sisters returned in 1996.

The convent church is dedicated to the Holy Family, and the cross on its tower was blessed on 24 August 1861. The sisters ran a women's prison here from 1865, and since 1996 the house has again served as a nursing home and day centre for the elderly.

The grounds are accessible via K šancím 50/6 in Prague and offer various services including day centers and medical care. Keep in mind this is an active facility with limited public access to certain areas.

The cemetery is not on the monastery grounds: it lies about a kilometre northeast on Žalanského street and includes a section for the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of Saint Charles Borromeo and a prison cemetery. In the left corner from the entrance is the grave of the robber Václav Babinský, who worked as a gardener at the monastery until his death.