In the years 1180 to 1190, the settlement belonged to two Czech noblemen, Kojat and Všebor (Svébor), members of the aristocratic House of Hrabischitz, who gave their land to found a monastery of the Order of the Cross – the Guardians of the Holy Sepulchre.

St. Wenceslas’ Church at Zderaz was consecrated 26 November 1181 by the Bishop Valentine of Prague.Archeological research made by archeologist Karel Guth (1883-1943) in the years 1927 – 1929, showed that it was a simple one-nave construction with a semi rounded apse on the east and a large square tower on the west.

The visitation protocols of the Archdeacon of Prague Paul of Janovice from 1379-1382 state that the church had four altars.

Two altars were added next to the pillars, which supported the ceiling, one was dedicated to St. Nicolas and St. Procopius, the other to St. John the Baptist.

The wooden ceiling was replaced with a new Gothic vault with terracotta ribs supported by Tuscan semi columns.

Due to this change, the Gothic windows had to be lowered down and their traceries had to be replaced, even the Romanesque tower was demolished.

Three years later, with the support of the emperor and nobility, the Augustinians started to build a monastery on the west side of the church.

In 1827, the church was consecrated again, however it still remained a prison until 1884, when the jail was moved to Pankrác and the complex of buildings was bought by the city.

In 1909, the city council appointed architects Eduard Sochor (1862-1947) and Ferdinand Čapka (1905-1987) with the restoration.

A terrace was created around the church, the tracery was restored, nevertheless the renovation works stopped one year later.

The building includes a polyhedral chancel, a rectangular nave, a fléche and a Baroque sacristy in the south.

The ribs, which have a pear-like profile, are placed on pentagonal dosserets ending on the same level as the window cornice.

The murals are tightly connected to book illumination – they capture richly draped figures in rigid groups or epic scenes.

There is a symbolic depiction of the maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the northern wall of the presbytery.

The Tree of Life with medallions depicting the miracles of Jesus is displayed on the southern wall above the entrance to the sacristy.

The choir with wooden balustrade stands on Tuscan stone pillars with capitals.

The western wall under the choir is painted with 4 Latin inscriptions, which were added in the reconstruction from 19th century.

It was carved in 1930 by Czech artist František Bílek (1872-1941), who also made the altar table.