Rajhrad Abbey
The Rajhrad Abbey is a Benedictine monastery east of the city of Rajhrad (German: Raigern) in South Moravia in the Czech Republic.
history
The Benedictine monastery in Rajhrad was founded in the 11th century as a subsidiary of the Břevnov Abbey in Prague on the initiative of Prince Břetislav I (traditionally established date of foundation: 1048).
The current monastery complex dates from the 18th century. It was built from 1721 to 1739 according to plans by Johann Blasius Santini-Aichl .
The historians Josef Bonaventura Pitter , Řehoř Volný and Beda Dudík and the writers Pavel Vychodil and Maurus Kinter, long-time editors of the German-language “ Studies and Communications on the History of the Benedictine Order and its Branches ” are among the monks of Rajhrad who are important for cultural life in Moravia . The theologian, composer and music teacher Maurus Haberhauer taught the theology students of the monastery and wrote several Latin treatises on theology, philosophy, law and natural sciences.
In 1813 the monastery was elevated to an abbey by Emperor Franz I ( Augustin Koch was elected abbot on May 18, 1813). From 1889 it belonged to the Austrian Benedictine Congregation of St. Josef, since 1945 of the Slavic Benedictine Congregation .
The repression by the communist government of Czechoslovakia was followed by expropriation in 1950. After the political upheaval in 1989, the monastery building used as barracks was returned to the Benedictines by the Czech Republic. With the support of foreign Benedictine communities and the state authorities, the building fabric could be saved and the gradual renovation started.
The Moravian Literature Museum has been located in the abbey since 2005 .
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Coordinates: 49 ° 5 ′ 21.4 ″ N , 16 ° 36 ′ 55.5 ″ E