Monastery of Premonstratensians, Religious monastery in Zábrdovice, Czech Republic.
The former Premonstratensian monastery stands on Lazaretní Street in Zábrdovice, Brno. Its complex includes the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, which serves as the parish church, and the former Church of St. Kunhuta. Most of the buildings now belong to the Brno Military Hospital.
The monastery was founded by Lev of Klobouky shortly before 1209, when Pope Innocent III mentioned it as a new foundation. Canons from Strahov built the church of St. Kunhuta first, around 1209–1211, then the convent buildings and the Church of the Assumption, finished in the second half of the 13th century. Rebuilt in Baroque style from the 1630s, it was dissolved in 1784 by Joseph II's decree; the monks moved to Nová Říše and the buildings passed to the Brno military hospital.
The complex includes the former Church of St. Kunhuta, probably built in 1209–1211 and used temporarily by canons who came from the Strahov monastery. It later served as the parish church of Zábrdovice; after the monastery was dissolved in 1784 it became a warehouse. The monastic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary then took over the parish role.
The former monastery complex stands on Lazaretní street in Zábrdovice; apart from the parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the buildings belong to the Brno Military Hospital and are not open as a regular visitor site. The church remains accessible for parish use, while the former Church of Saint Cunigunde serves as a storehouse.
The smaller Church of St. Kunhuta, built probably in 1209–1211 for the canons who came from Strahov, later served as the parish church of Zábrdovice; after the 1784 dissolution it was turned into a warehouse. The monastic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, completed in the second half of the 13th century, became the parish church instead.
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