Sedlec Abbey ( Czech : Sedlecký klášter ) is a former Cistercian monastery in Sedlec, part of Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1142, it was the first Cistercian foundation in Bohemia . Along with the rest of the Kutná Hora town centre, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, because of its outstanding Baroque architecture . It is well known for housing the Sedlec Ossuary .
4-603: Sedlec Abbey was founded in 1142 from Waldsassen Abbey in Sedlec as the first Cistercian monastery in Bohemia . The grounds covered by wood and swamp were granted by Miroslav, House of Wartenberg. It flourished under abbot Heinrich Heidenreich [ de ] , due to silver mining in the region. The abbey was burnt in April 1421 by Hussites led by Jan Žižka , and many monks were killed. The library had been secured shortly before to
8-727: The Stift Klosterneuburg in Lower Austria . A few monks returned, but it took until 1620 to revive the monastery. It flourished once more after the Thirty Years' War , when several buildings were erected or remodeled. The abbey was dissolved in 1783. The abbey was originally built in Romanesque style . It was remodel in Gothic style between 1280 and 1320. After the destruction by the Hussites,
12-511: The buildings were reconstructed at the beginning of the 18th century. The abbey church was dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and Saint John the Baptist . It was built as a basilica with five naves between 1280 and 1330. Destroyed in 1421, it was rebuilt from 1699 to 1707 after designs by Paul Ignaz Bayer [ de ] and Jan Santini Aichel . Another restoration, trying to preserve
16-575: The original appearance, was performed from 1854 to 1857. The Chapel of All Saints, next to the cemetery, was run from 1389 by a Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre . The building dates from around 1400, was rebuilt several times and remodeled in Baroque style in 1710 by Santini Aichel. It holds in its basement the Sedlec Ossuary . Waldsassen Abbey Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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