The Convent of Saint George was a Benedictine

Benedictine

Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...

 convent located in the Prague Castle

Prague Castle

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 in the Czech Republic

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. Founded in 973, the convent was next to the seat of ecclesiastical and state power in Bohemia

Bohemia

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 and occasionally the entire Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire

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, and played an important historical role. Although no longer active, the convent's building and the attached Bascilica dedicated to Saint George still exist; the building now houses the Czech National Gallery's collection of 19th century Bohemian art.