Location

The Church of St. Thomas in Lesser Town is a significant Baroque church in Prague that forms part of an Augustinian monastery; our gathering will take place in the monastery’s convent/premises. 

The church was founded in 1285 by King Wenceslas II for the Order of Augustinian Hermits. Originally a Gothic basilica, it underwent Renaissance modifications and acquired its current High Baroque appearance during a reconstruction in 1727–1731 based on a design by the famous architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer. 

The church’s interiors house valuable works of art, including paintings by Peter Paul Rubens on the main altar and frescoes by Václav Vavřinec Reiner. The monastery and garden are not typically used for social events.

This gives us a shared opportunity to be inspired by the unique architecture and art of our ancestors.