Czech Republic

Ždár nad Sázavou

PRAGUE

Žďár nad Sázavou

A well chapel

Boček of ObřanyHe was a Bohemian nobleman who

loved hunting and his family.

Once while he was hunting he came acrossa spring with cold fresh water.

Boček of Obřany● After a few sips of refreshing water he

fell asleep.● In his dream he saw Virgin Mary who

asked him to dig a well where the spring was.

● Boček took her advice and in 1252 he dug a well 32 metres deep with crystal-clear water which was said to have cured him when he once fell ill.

Together with his sons-in-law they founded a monastery called Fons Beatae Mariae Virginis which means the Well of Blissful Virgin Mary.