Constance

The Sedleck Ossuary has an eventful history. It was originally the cemetery church of the local Cistercian monastery. Originally a Gothic building from the end of the 14th century, it consists of two chapels built one above the other. However, the cemetery was marked by an interesting event that fundamentally changed its history. In 1278, the abbot of the local monastery, Jindřich, was sent with a message from King Přemysl Otakar II. to Jerusalem in the Holy…