Vyšší Brod Monastery

48°37′14″N 14°18′24″E / 48.62056°N 14.30667°E / 48.62056; 14.30667Websitehttp://www.klastervyssibrod.cz

Vyšší Brod Monastery (IPA: [ˈvɪʃiː ˈbrot]; Czech: Vyšebrodský klášter) or Hohenfurth Abbey (German: Abtei Hohenfurth) is one of the most important historical landmarks of South Bohemia. It is recognized as a cultural monument by the Ministry of Culture.^[3]

The Cistercian monastery is located on the right bank of the river Vltava, in the south-west part of the town of Vyšší Brod. It was founded in 1259. Leopold Wackarž was abbot of this monastery.

The Mass is celebrated exclusively according to the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal (Traditional Latin Mass) with Cistercian propers.^[4]^[5]

Gallery

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Gate house
Postal Museum
Monks in the church
Cistercian at the lectern
At work in the garden

References

^ ^a ^b "History". Vyšší Brod Cistercian Abbey. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Vyšší Brod Monastery". Tourism Information System Český Krumlov. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
^ "1000136296 – klášter cisterciáků". Památkový katalog. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
^ "Monastic Life". Vyšší Brod Cistercian Abbey. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ Wallner, Josef (2013-01-15). "Wir erleben hier Wunder um Wunder". KirchenZeitung Diözese Linz (in German). Retrieved 2019-05-22.