Above the Jihlava River in Třebíč, western Moravia, St Procopius Basilica belongs to a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble that also includes the Jewish Quarter and old Jewish cemetery. Together, the three sites document Jewish and Christian life in the town from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. The basilica began as a Benedictine monastery church and is known for its distinctive Romanesque-Gothic architecture. Set above the former Jewish Quarter, it is best understood alongside the other components.
UNESCO dates the basilica to the early thirteenth century as part of a Benedictine monastery; the municipal account dates the monastery to 1101 and the basilica’s construction to 1240–1260. First dedicated to the Assumption, it later became known as St Procopius after religious use was restored. Its Romanesque forms meet Gothic construction, earning the description Romanesque-Gothic. The city calls it a three-nave basilica, while UNESCO highlights early Western European architectural influence in Central Europe.
