Teplá Abbey

Teplá Abbey was founded in 1193 by the blessed Hroznata of Ovenec, a Bohemian nobleman (d. 1217, feast July 14 on the Premonstratensian calendar[2]).

[3] The present monastery building was erected by Abbot Raimund Wilfert II (1688-1724); the library was built by Abbot Gilbert Helmer (since 1900).

[3] The high altar of the church was sculpted by Josef Lauermann and Ignatius Platzer in 1750.

After Hroznata was beatified in 1897, his reliquary casket was moved to the apse of the church for display.

[4] Plenteous monastery activity is shown in the literature that is defined by its rich collection of prints of different nature in the monastic library[5]

The Teplá Abbey church
Dean's authoritative seal of the premostrat Cloister Teplá ~1690
Some monastery abbots seals from thair historical succession: 31. Fredericus Füssel, 33. Raymundus Willfort I., 34. Fridericus II. Uhl, 35. Gregor Neidhrat, 40. Raymund IV. Hubl, 41. Chrysostom Pfrogner, 42. Carolus Reitenberger, respectively [ 1 ]