History of the modern town Zdar nad Sazavou is closely associated with the local Cistercian monastery establishment and development. Foundation was iniciated by St. Zdislava´s father, Pribyslav from Krizanov. Nevertheless, his intention was only implemented by his sons-in-law, Bocek from Obrany and Smil from Lichtenburk. For that purpose they invited a group of Cistercian monks to Nepomuk in 1252 and presented the lots for monastery building and left a part of their property to them. Hard starts when the monasterial community lived in a log house and began with construction of the stone church were described by one of the participants, the monk Jindrich Rezbar, in  the Latin-versed book CRONICA DOMUS SARENSIS.