Benedictine nun's - Venio Abbey / Benediktinky - Opatství Venio (Prague - Bílá hora)
N 50° 04.562 E 014° 19.321
33U E 451488 N 5547304
A small Baroque complex built around pilgrimage Church of Our Lady Victorious at Bílá Hora (Kostel Panny Marie Vítezné na Bílé Hore), nowadays known as Venio Abbey, is a seat of community of Benedictine nun's.
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/25/2013
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A small Baroque complex built around pilgrimage Church of Our Lady Victorious at Bílá Hora (Kostel Panny Marie Vítezné na Bílé Hore), nowadays known as Venio Abbey, is a seat of community of Benedictine nun's.
A pilgrimage church at the White Mountain in Prague was originally a chapel, built to the honour of those, who died at the Battle of White Mountain in 1620. A church was built there later (1704-1729), with several chapels and some valuable works of art - for example Baroque frescoes of painters Václav Vavrinec Reiner, Jan Adam Schöpf and Kosmas Damian Asam. The church is central structure of a small monastic complex, which was long years (from 1827) administered by nearby Benedictine Archabbey in Brevnov. The complex became a seat of nun's Benedictine Abbey Venio in 2007.
Full name of the abbey/monastery/convent: Benediktinky - Opatství Venio
Address: Benediktinky - Opatství Venio Karlovarská 3/6 Praha 6, Czech Republic 163 00
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic - Benedictine order
Date founded/constructed: 1704-1729
Web Site: [Web Link]
Status of Use: Acitvely Used
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