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St Thomas's Abbey in Brno

Augustinian monastery in Brno, Czech Republic

St Thomas's Abbey (or the Königskloster) (Czech: Starobrněnský klášter) 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. His experiments brought forth two generalizations which later became known as Mendel's Laws of Inheritance.2 It was founded by Elizabeth Richeza of Poland.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1323Founded1

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Photo: zarco, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

St Thomas's Abbey (or the Königskloster) (Czech: Starobrněnský klášter) 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. His experiments brought forth two generalizations which later became known as Mendel's Laws of Inheritance.2

Corporate structure

St Thomas's Abbey in Brno sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • St Thomas's Abbey in Brno
    • Old Brno Abbey Museum Subsidiary · Brno, Czechia

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Elizabeth Richeza of Poland in 1323.1

The Augustinians arrived in Brno in 1346, and John Henry of Luxemburg (Jan Jindřich Lucemburský), Margrave of Moravia, began the construction of their original cloister in 1352. These premises are located on Moravian Square. In 1650s, a musical foundation for the monastery was established, with paid musical scholars. This was the early beginning of a long and significant musical tradition at the Brno monastery. In 1780s, the Emperor Joseph II forced the friars to move out because he liked their well-located and representative buildings. These were given to the governor office and the church was turned to standard parish church. The friars moved to suburban Staré Brno where they took over the abolished Cistercian convent and church.

Czech composer Pavel Křížkovský also took monastic vows at Brno, teaching liturgical music from 1848 until 1872, and from 1865 he formed an ongoing musical collaboration with the young (lay) composer Leoš Janáček who had come from his home in Hukvaldy and begun as a choirboy at the monastery.

From Wikipedia’s article on St Thomas's Abbey, Brno, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Opatství Staré Brno Řádu sv. Augustina

Subsidiaries

  • Old Brno Abbey Museum

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Former augustinian monastery1

Timeline

  1. 1323Founded Founded1

Sources

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