Another of Brno's important monasteries is the Augustinian monastery dedicated to the Annunciation and St. Thomas. It was founded in 1356 and soon became a center of culture and science. In 1752 the monastery was elevated to an abbey, but in 1783 by decree of Emperor Joseph II the monastery residents had to move to the Cistercian monastery in Old Brno, which is the present seat of the abbey.
The monastery also includes the Gothic Basilica of the Assumption. It was built in the 14th century on the site where originally (probably from the 10th century) a Roman church stood. The building was made of bricks with minimum use of stone. It stands on a cross-shaped layout – two perpendicularly intersecting naves. Even this church underwent Baroque alterations, but these are reflected mainly in the interior. It includes, among other things, a silver altar from 1736 which is considered the most valuable silversmith work in Moravia.
Mojawapo ya makao makuu ya watawa ya Brno ni makao ya watawa wa Augustino yaliyowekwa wakfu kwa Annunciation na St. Thomas. Jiji hilo lilianzishwa mwaka wa 1356 na baada ya muda mfupi likawa kituo cha utamaduni na sayansi. Mnamo 1752 makao ya watawa yaliwekwa katika hali ya kuwa makao ya watawa, lakini mwaka 1783 kwa amri ya Maliki Joseph II, wakazi wa makao ya watawa walihitaji kuhamia makao ya watawa wa Cistercian huko Old Brno, ambayo ni makao ya sasa ya makao ya watawa. Makao ya watawa pia ni pamoja na Gothic Basilica ya Assumption. Kanisa hilo lilijengwa katika karne ya 14 katika eneo ambalo awali (labda kutoka karne ya 10) kanisa la Kiroma lilisimama. Jengo hilo lilijengwa kwa matofali na kutumia mawe machache sana. Inasimama juu ya mpangilio wa msalaba <unk> naels mbili perpendicularly intersecting. Hata kanisa hili lilibadilishwa kwa mtindo wa Baroque, lakini mambo hayo yanaonekana hasa ndani yake. Mfano wa madhabahu hiyo ni madhabahu ya fedha iliyotengenezwa mwaka 1736 na ambayo ni kazi ya thamani zaidi ya fundi wa fedha nchini Moravia.