St Thomas’s Abbey, Brno
St Thomas's Abbey is an Augustinian abbey and church located in Brno in the Czech Republic. The geneticist and abbot Gregor Mendel was its most famous religious leader to date, who between 1856 and 1863 conducted his experiments on pea plants in the monastery garden.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: Augustinian monastery in Brno
- Also known as: “Augustinian abbey of Brno”, “Augustinian Abbey of Staré Brno”, and “St Thomas’s Abbey in Brno”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady and Mendel Museum of Masaryk University.
Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady
Church
Photo: СЕРП75ДНІПРО, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady in Old Brno Abbey is a high Gothic, monumental convent temple. It was founded in 980-1020 by the unknown lord or monarch in Moravia.
Mendel Museum of Masaryk University
Museum
Photo: Misa.jar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mendel Museum has been an institution of Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, since 2007. The museum was established in 2002 with the international co-operation of a number of organizations.
Spilberk Castle
Castle
Photo: Seegeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Špilberk Castle is a castle on the hilltop in Brno, Southern Moravia. Its construction began as early as the first half of the 13th century by the Přemyslid kings and completed by King Ottokar II of Bohemia. Spilberk Castle is situated 490 metres northeast of St Thomas’s Abbey, Brno.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staré Brno and Žlutý kopec.
Staré Brno
Suburb
Staré Brno is a cadastral territory southwest of the historical center of the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. It has an area of 1.68 km2. Originally a town, it was annexed to Brno in 1850, and since November 24, 1990 it has been part of the city district of Brno-střed.
St Thomas’s Abbey, Brno
- Categories: religious community, publishing house, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Brno, Brno-City District, South Moravia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.19172° or 49° 11′ 30″ northLongitude
16.59413° or 16° 35′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8FXR5HRV+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 656034668OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousWikidata ID
Q334311
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“St Thomas’s Abbey, Brno” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Старабрненскі кляштар”
- Belarusian: “Старабрненскі манастыр”
- Bulgarian: “Старобърненски манастир”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Sant Tomàs de Brno”
- Chinese: “聖多默隱修院”
- Czech: “Augustiniánský klášter v Brně”
- Czech: “Aula Sanctae Mariae”
- Czech: “Aula Sanctæ Mariæ”
- Czech: “Klášter augustiniánů v Brně”
- Czech: “Klášter králové”
- Czech: “Králové klášter”
- Czech: “Starobrněnský klášter”
- Danish: “Sankt Thomas Klosteret i Brünn”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Sint Tomas”
- Esperanto: “Malnov-Brna monaĥejo”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Thomas de Brno”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Thomas de Brno”
- Georgian: “წმინდა ტომასის სააბატო”
- German: “Abtei Brno”
- German: “Abtei St. Thomas (Alt Brünn)”
- German: “Abtei St. Thomas Altbrünn”
- German: “Abtei St. Thomas in Alt Brünn”
- German: “Abtei St. Thomas”
- German: “Königinkloster Alt Brünn”
- Hebrew: “מנזר תומאס הקדוש בברנו”
- Indonesian: “Biara Santo Thomas, Brno”
- Italian: “abbazia di San Tommaso”
- Italian: “Abbazia di San Tommaso”
- Latin: “Aula Sanctae Mariae”
- Russian: “Старобрненский монастырь”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abaid Naomh Tòmas, Brno”
- Slovenian: “opatija sv. Tomaža v Brnu”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Santo Tomas (Brno)”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Santo Tomás (Brno)”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Santo Tomas (Brno)”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Santo Tomás (Brno)”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Santo Tomas de Brno”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Santo Tomás de Brno”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Santo Tomas de Brno”
- Spanish: “abadía de Santo Tomás de Brno”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Santo Tomás de Brno”
- Vietnamese: “Tu viện Thánh Thomas, Brno”
- Vietnamese: “Tu viện Thánh Thomas”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kostel sv. Anny, rotunda and Mendlovo náměstí.
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