The monastery garden is situated in the northern part of the grounds. The original dwelling of the abbot was located on the western side of the courtyard, below the presbytery. The main building in the complex was the church with an adjoining wooded cloister. The monastery of the Slavonic brothers imitate the design of the Abbey of St. According to the oldest document mentioning the construction and development of Sasau Monastery, "Vita Maior the 11th Century Legend of Saint Procopius", the saint initially lived in a cave before building a church consecrated to the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist. Saint Procopius (canonized in 1204) became renowned particularly for wanting to preserve the Old Church Slavonic religious rites in the monastery, rather than adopting the Latin liturgy.
Its origins date back to the first half of the 11th century, when it was founded by Duke Oldřich at the instigation of the monk Procopius. Sasau Monastery is situated on a cliff above one of the many meanders of Sasau River, which isolates it on various sides.
Henry will need to infiltrate the Monastery as part of A Needle in a Haystack. It was also the location of the infirmary, and many of the injured citizens of Skalitz were sent to there to receive treatment. In 1403, the monks still follow the 700 year old rules of Saint Benedict of Nursia, living sheltered lives unconcerned with the outside world, following the tenant of obedience, work and prayer.Īt the time Henry visited it, the Monastery was undergoing major construction work, and had recently experienced an accident resulting in the death of Jarek, one of the stonemasons working on the site, leading to rumors of a curse. 500 years earlier, the Monastery was established by Saint Procopius, and then occupied by heretics upong his death, until it was eventually restored to the Rule of St.
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