Jan Amos Komenský Memorial in Fulnek

The building in which Jan Amos Komenský led a fraternal choir is now a memorial to this thinker. The late 15th century complex consists of a prayer room, a school and a garden. Today it welcomes visitors and those interested in the life and work of Comenius, who worked in Fulnek.

With the departure of Comenius from Fulnek, the Brethren congregation also came to an end. The local Capuchin monk Bonaventura (the Capuchin who burned Comenius’ library) tried to consecrate the prayer room into the Catholic Church of St. Wenceslas, but his efforts were not supported. The building was then used as a granary and even a riding hall. It was not until 1691 that the local townsman Elias Knurr bought it. The chapel was re-consecrated in the nineteenth century and then fell into disrepair.

The former chapel became a memorial to Jan Amos Comenius in 1954 and the exhibition was given a completely new look in 1992, when the inhabitants of Fulnek celebrated 400 years since the birth of the important personality associated with their town. The exposition shows the life of Comenius and introduces the history of the Jednota bratrská (Unity of Brothers). Those interested in a deeper understanding of this topic can continue to the Museum of Moravian Brethren in Suchdol nad Odrou, which commemorates the departure of members of the Unity of Brethren from Moravské Kravařsko to the whole world.