Sázava Monastery
The third oldest monastery in Bohemia. Founded by the hermit Procopius at the site of his hermitage on the River Sázava with the help of the Přemyslid dukes Oldřich and Břetislav. In the 11th century it was a Benedictine spiritual centre of Slavic education, being the heritage of the Slavic Apostles Saints Cyril and Methodius. Maintained were contacts and exchanges of cultural values with Kievan Rus'.