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Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia
Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia
Anežský klášter
Location:
U Milosrdných 17, Prague 1
How to get there:
Bus 133 station Řásnovka
Opening times:
Tue. - Sun. 10:00 - 18.00 Content areas
The Convent of St. Agnes was founded between 1233-1234 by Wenceslas I at the urging of his sister, St. Agnes of Bohemia (the daughter of King Přemysl Otakar I) for the Franciscan Poor Clares. Agnes introduced this order, founded by Clare of Assisi, to the Czech lands. Agnes became Mother Superior of the Convent and founded the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star, a Czech order devoted mainly to medical care. At the time of its creation it was indeed a unique structure; along with the Old-New Synagogue, it was one of the first Gothic structures in the Czech lands.
The Convent now serves as a branch of the National Gallery and houses the permanent exhibition, “Medieval Art in Bohemia and Central Europe”:
- Bohemian Gothic Art (Master Vyšebrodský’s altar, Master Michelský’s Madonna, works by Master Theodorik, Master Třeboňský’s altar, and much more)
- German and Austrian Art (Master Winkler’s epitaph, works by Lucas Cranach and A. Altdorfer and others)
- Slovenian books and documents and medieval crafts
- The “Tactile Exposition” showcases original casts of Bohemian sculptural works from the 13th-15th centuries
