The Nový Dvůr Monastery (full name Monastery of the Mother of God Nový Dvůr; cs, Klášter Matky Boží Nový Dvůr) is the only monastery of the
Trappist Order in the
Czech Republic. It is located in Dobrá Voda part of
Toužim in the
Karlovy Vary Region, close to the
Premonstratensian
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monastery of
Teplá.
Description
The Monastery of the Mother of God Nový Dvůr is a monastery of the Trappist Order originated from a dilapidated
Baroque
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manor house (''Nový Dvůr'' means literally "the New Yard"), that was partially reconstructed and mostly replaced by a modern construction according to a project of British architectural designer
John Pawson. It was established in August 2002 as a daughter house of the
Sept-Fons Abbey
Sept-Fons Abbey, Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons or Notre-Dame de Saint-Lieu Sept-Fons is a Trappist monastery at Diou in Bourbonnais in the diocese of Moulins in France. Around ninety monks currently live in the monastery, many of whom are novices sen ...
, France. In September 2004 the monastery church was dedicated to
Our Lady.
, the monastery is a home of about twenty monks, who manufacture several products: face cream "Crème Réparatrice" with an extract of corn sprouts, linden and orange tree with
ECOCERT
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certification; four sorts of
mustard (two are produced via
organic farming), which are sold next to Czech Republic also in France, Germany, Austria and Hungary. The recipes of both products were created by monks in Nový Dvůr and the other products of Nový Dvůr such as
jam, coffee and dietary supplements originate from their home monastery Sept-Fons Abbey in France.
References
Cistercian monasteries in the Czech Republic
Buildings and structures in the Karlovy Vary Region
Karlovy Vary District
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