Location: Saint Agnes of Bohemia Convent in Prague Old Town
Organizer: Archbishopric of Prague in cooperation with NG Praha
A collective exhibition of works on the theme of Saint Agnes of Bohemia – Princess and Nun is being held to mark the nine hundredth anniversary of the birth of the patron saint of Bohemia. The creators of the exhibition have tried to gather together the first comprehensive overview of works on the theme of Saint Agnes of Bohemia from the world of creative art and handicrafts. A catalogue of collected works, including those which it is not possible to present at the exhibition, has also been published on this occasion.
At the exhibition, you will learn probably everything there is to know about Agnes as a royal daughter and Agnes the nun; the creative art of the 13th century is presented here and last but not least, also the work of the Knights of the Cross, which spread the reputation and renown of its founder.
Princess Agnes was not at all predestined for an ascetic and charitable life. At the tender age of three, her parents (Přemysl Otakar II and Constance of Hungary) promised her to the Polish Duke Boleslav. After his death, they engaged her again, this time to the nine-year-old Henry VII. But this marriage was not blessed either. After further wrangling and attempts to get her engaged, Agnes made up her own mind. As a Bride of Christ, she entered the Order of Saint Clare and together with her brother, Wenceslas, she founded the Hospital of Saint Francis in Prague in 1232. Two years later, she took the vow of poverty and as the first Mother Superior of the new convent of the Prague Clares, she chose her own “political” career.
Tickets: in the convent ticket office