The Benedictine Monastery - Prague, Czech Republic
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N 50° 04.341 E 014° 25.050
33U E 458316 N 5546838
The Benedictine Monastery Church of the Virgin Mary after air raid at the end of WWII
Waymark Code: WMV9H8
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/19/2017
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Emauzy – The Monastery Na Slovanech
The Monastery Na Slovanech is bound to the famous emperor Charles IV for its foundation (1347). The ruler invited hither Slavic Benedictine monks from Dalmatia and Croatia. The area was thus destined to become the only Slavonic monastery of the entire empire. The liturgical language to be preached in was an ancient predecessor of Czech.
Why “Emauzy”?
Illuminated Emauzy monastery In the case you are asking about the name “Emauzy”, it was derived from the gospel, according to which Jesus met with his disciples near the village Emmaus. This gospel was read during the solemn consecration of the monastery and the subject was immortalized in people’s name of the place.
Another and less well known version of the story says that “Emauzy” was derived from Emmahaus (the house of Ema) nearby, which should have belonged to the castle owned by Czech queen Ema.
The monastery soon became a centre of scholarship – one of the students was the famous preacher Jan Hus.
It was and still is also a perfect place for lovers of art – on the one hand, there are the wall paintings in the Church of Our Lady, which belong to the most valuable Gothic relics. On the other hand, there are also the Gothic cloisters with mural paintings portraying scenes from the Old and the New Testament.
The precious illuminated literary works were also created at this very place.
The Second World War air-raid destroyed the church but luckily the monastery was restored. The modern roof with recognizable steeples was projected by architect Cerny. This valuable representative of Prague modern architecture is made out of white concrete.
Year photo was taken: 1945
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