Restless are our hearts, until they rest in - Gast im Kloster

Raigern Benedictine Abbey
CZ-664 61 Rajhrad
Klášter 1
(T) +42 (0) 736 709 002
(F) +42 (0) 547 229 895
(E) raigern@kloesterreich.at
www.rajhrad.cz/benediktini/
Praying the Hours
Reading hour & Laudes at 6.00
a.m. | Eucharist at 7.00 a.m. |
Midday prayer at 12.45 p.m.
(Sun at 12.15 p.m.)| Vesper at
7.00 p.m.
Participation
Monastic life
Holidays
Subprior Naum Vraspír
(T) +42 (0) 736 709 002
(E) vraspirtomas@seznam.cz
Czech Republic
Raigern Abbey
Raigern was founded in the middle of
the 11th century by the Duke of
Bretislav. In the course of the 13th
century, it lost its independence. It was not
until the year 1812 that the Prior Gregor
Sázavský applied to the Emperor Franz Josef I
for raising the monastery back to the status of
an independent abbey. On March 22, 1813, the
abbey of Bevnov became independent again.
In 1950, all buildings had been seized and
turned into a military depot for almost 40
years, badly damaging the original structures.
At the same time the abbey was founded,
a library was created now comprising almost
66.000 books. After the year 1950, the library
was taken care of by the Moravian state
library in Brno, who managed to protect it
from the ravages of the army. Today, the
library is run by the Brno district museum
and open to visitors in the course of guided
tours. Five Benedictine monks continue to live
at the abbey today, who are happy to guide
visitors.
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