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  2. Elizabeth, Abbess of Pustiměř - Wikipedia

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    In 1340, Elizabeth became the abbess of the newly founded Benedictine monastery in Pustiměř, established by Bishop John Volek of Olomouc. In the founding document, she is described as a relative of the Moravian margrave Charles IV , a co-founder of the monastery, and a sister of John Volek, which would imply she was the daughter of Wenceslaus II.

  3. Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies - Wikipedia

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    Installation of Archduchess Therese of Austria as Princess-Abbess in 1836. The Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies (Czech: Tereziánský ústav šlechtičen), officially the Imperial and Royal Theresian Stift for Noble Ladies in the Castle of Prague, was a Catholic monastic chapter of secular canonesses in Hradčany that admitted women from impoverished noble families from 1753 until 1918.

  4. Mlada (abbess) - Wikipedia

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    Another result of Mlada's diplomatic mission was permission to found a monastery in Prague. During her stay in Rome, she entered the Order of Saint Benedict, adopted the religious name Maria, and was ordained as abbess. Thus she was able to lead the newly formed Abbey at St. George's Church in Prague Castle, the very first congregation in ...

  5. Convent of Saint Agnes (Prague) - Wikipedia

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    The convent of Saint Agnes (Czech: Anežský klášter) is situated on the right bank of Vltava, in Prague Old Town area called „Na Františku“. The monastery of Poor Clares of the Order of Saint Clare and Franciscans was founded in 1231 [1] by Agnes of Bohemia, who also became the abbess of the convent. The convent, a view from the river bank

  6. Elizabeth, Abbess of Pustiměřu - Wikipedia

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    In 1340, Elizabeth became the abbess of the newly founded Benedictine monastery in Pustiměř, established by Bishop John Volek of Olomouc. [2] In the founding document, she is described as a relative of the Moravian margrave Charles IV , a co-founder of the monastery, and a sister of John Volek, which would imply she was the daughter of ...

  7. Kunigunde of Bohemia - Wikipedia

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    When Kunigunde returned to Prague she returned to her religious life. She joined the Monastery of St. George, later becoming abbess. [2] During this period, Kunigunde commissioned a luxurious illuminated manuscript, which is known today as the Passional of Abbess Kunigunde.

  8. Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (born 1770) - Wikipedia

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    In 1791, she became abbess of the Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies in Prague, a monastic chapter of secular canonesses founded by Maria Anna's grandmother, Maria Theresa for poor noblewomen. In 1809, she travelled to Neudorf (today a part of Zăbrani , Romania ) where she died on 1 October, aged thirty-nine.

  9. Abbess - Wikipedia

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    In the Hradčany of Prague is a Catholic institute whose mistress is titled an Abbess. It was founded in 1755 by the Empress Maria Theresa, and traditionally was responsible for the coronation of the Queen of Bohemia. The Abbess is required to be an Austrian Archduchess. [1]