Curving road of Prague - Prague, Czech Republic
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Curving road of Prague - Capuchin Street
Waymark Code: WM196K9
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/08/2023
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And one more view of the New World. This time a view of the Capuchin alley, which connects Loreto and Nový svet street. The street is very popular with painters of Prague's nooks and crannies (
visit link) . The street derives its name from the Capuchin Monastery located at the top of the street.
The Capuchin Monastery at Hradcany in Prague is the oldest Czech monastery of the Order of the Capuchin Friars Minor. It is located at the northern end of Loretánské Square next to the Prague Loreto (
visit link) . The church of Our Lady of the Angels is part of the monastery complex.
The monastery was founded as early as 1600 by the General of the Order, Lawrence of Brindisi, who was later canonized. The convent was gradually built in the 17th and the first half of the 18th century. It is connected to the neighbouring Prague Loreto, which is administered by the local Capuchins, by an above-ground connecting corridor.