The Cistercian Monastery - Osek, Czech Republic
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The Cistercian Monastery in Osek.
Waymark Code: WMJ261
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/11/2013
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The Cistercian Monastery in Osek, also called the pearl of the Ore Mountains, is a monument of European importance. Foundations of the Monastery were laid at the end of the 12th century by the Czech noble house of Hrabišic, which invited Cistercian monks to Osek in 1196. The three-aisle Romanesque basilica went through major reconstruction in the 18th century under the leadership of Octaviano Broggio. The heyday of the Monastery came at the turn of the 17th and the 18th centuries under the abbot Benedikt
Full name of the abbey/monastery/convent: The Cistercian Monastery
Address:
Rooseveltova
Osek, Czech Republic
Religious affiliation: roman catolic
Date founded/constructed: 1220
Web Site: [Web Link]
Status of Use: Acitvely Used
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