Convent of Merciful Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo / Klášter milosrdných sester sv. Karla Boromejského - Frýdlant nad Ostravicí (North Moravia)
N 49° 35.680 E 018° 21.434
34U E 309023 N 5496920
Neo-Romanesque complex of the former Convent of Merciful Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo (klášter milosrdných sester sv. Karla Boromejského) is one of principal landmarks of town Frýdlant nad Ostravicí.
Waymark Code: WMKRC8
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/21/2014
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Neo-Romanesque complex of the former Convent of Merciful Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo (klášter milosrdných sester sv. Karla Boromejského) is one of principal landmarks of town Frýdlant nad Ostravicí.
The Convent complex, also called "Bedrichuv ústav / Friedrich's Institute", is the largest and the most valuable architectonic monument of Frýdlant. The Convent, founded by Archbishop of Olomouc cardinal Friedrich von Fürstenberg in 1871, was estabilished as school, where Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo order will educate daughters of Olomouc' Archiepiscopate foresters and officers. The convent building with two side avant-corps has dominating element in the middle of its front facade - the monastic chapel, copy of St. Paul Basilica in Rome. Nowadays, after reconstuction, the complex serves as a retirement home .
Full name of the abbey/monastery/convent: klášter milosrdných sester sv. Karla Boromejského (nowadays "Domov pro seniory Frýdlant nad Ostravicí")
Address:
Domov pro seniory Frýdlant nad Ostravicí
Padlých hrdinů 312
Frýdlant nad Ostravicí , Czech Republic
739 11
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic, Merciful Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo order
Date founded/constructed: 1871
Web Site: [Web Link]
Status of Use: Converted to Other Use
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