Capuchin convent with the church of St. Václav in Roudnice nad Labem

This Capuchin monastery was founded jointly by the half-Spanish woman Polyxena from Pernštejn and her second husband Zdeněk Vojtěch Popel from Lobkovice, who paid all the costs associated with its establishment. In 1612, a site was chosen for its construction, which was directly connected to the grounds of the castle. The problem, however, was that at that time there was a Jewish quarter with a synagogue and a cemetery. So the Lobkovics bought the houses,…