Znojmo Clarissa convent
The Znojmo Clarissini Monastery was a monastery in the city of Znojmo (Znojmo) in the Czech Republic .
history
The Clarissa convent in Znojmo was built in 1271 under King Ottokar II. Přemysl opposite the Znojmo Castle in the immediate vicinity of the Minorite monastery , so that both monasteries could share the Church of the Assumption of Mary. The chapel built within the enclosure of the nunnery was mainly used to hold the choir prayers at night .
King Ottokar II called four nuns from Italy and on the occasion of the consecration of the monastery on May 1, 1273 by Bishop Bruno von Schauenburg from Olomouc , another 12 women joined the order.
Originally, the sisters made their living from donations. In 1285 they received the village of Taßwitz as a foundation and in 1296 they were released by Pope Boniface VIII from all services and payments to secular and clerical persons as well as from all foot and horse tolls. In 1318 this bull was made by Pope John XXII. approved. At the same time he released the estates from tithe payments to the secular clergy. King John of Luxembourg followed in 1327 with a waiver of all services and payments of any kind to the sovereign, with the exception of the sovereign tax.
On the occasion of the death of his sister Agnes, King Wenceslas II donated another village to the monastery in 1299 and at the same time confirmed the donations made earlier. In the course of the later years further donations of cash and property up to whole and parts of villages followed. Therefore, there were disputes with the Klosterbruck Abbey over the jurisdiction in villages in which both monasteries owned properties.
Margrave Johann placed the monastery under his immediate protection in 1357.
In a fire in the city of Znojmo in 1494, not only was the monastery itself destroyed, but also all the title deeds. In 1497 these were reissued by King Vladislav II of Bohemia and Hungary and the various possessions confirmed.
The loss of patronage over the parish of St. Michael and the St. Catherine's Chapel in Znojmo enabled the appearance of Protestant preachers who were also active against the Clarissi. At the beginning of the Thirty Years' War the Clarissi had to vacate the monastery and their goods were confiscated by the Protestants. After the Battle of White Mountain in 1620, the monastery and its possessions were returned, but the monastery burned down in 1623 and 1630. The reconstruction was only possible with the help of Emperor Ferdinand III.
Although the nuns had their own security guard after the occupation of Znojmo by the Swedes in 1645, they fled to the Benedictine monastery of Sankt Lambrecht in 1645 . They did not return until 1647. Fearing the Turks who marched against Vienna in 1683 , the nuns fled to Teltsch and Neuhaus .
The last major construction work on the Clariss convent in Znojmo took place in 1693. The abolition of the monastery by Emperor Joseph II took place on May 22nd, 1782. The goods belonging to the monastery in Taßwitz , Weirowitz and Stupeschitz were merged with those of the Klosterbruck monastery, which was also abolished, and passed on to Karl Emanuel on January 2nd, 1827 and Leopold von Liebenberg de Zsittin.
Reuse
In the buildings of the Clarissian monastery and the adjoining Franciscan monastery including the churches, the military educational institution for the Archduke Ludwig infantry regiment , the grammar school and the secondary school, the Znojmo theater with an event hall and the penal and correctional house were housed. The time of the desecration of the common monastery church is not known. It was demolished in 1840.
Today the Znojmo commercial academy is located in the former Clarissa convent.
literature
- Anton Huebner, Viktor Huebner, Michael Netoliczka: Memories of the royal. City of Znojmo. According to the manuscripts left behind by the kk pen. District captain Mr. Anton Huebner, edited by Viktor Huebner and Michael Netoliczka. VIII. Delivery. Lenk Znojmo 1869.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Minorite monastery, later Franciscan monastery ( Memento from February 10, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
Coordinates: 48 ° 51 '23.9 " N , 16 ° 2' 44.8" E