Benedictine Monastery, Mogilno
Klasztor Benedyktynów w Mogilnie | |
 (Credit: Łukasz Bakuła) | |
  Location within Poland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Order of Saint Benedict |
| Established | 1050 |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Casimir the Restorer |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Register of monuments |
| Site | |
| Location | Mogilno |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°38′53.7″N 17°57′18.5″E / 52.648250°N 17.955139°E |
The Benedictine Monastery in Mogilno is an 11th century Benedictine monastery in Mogilno, Poland. It is the second oldest Benedictine monastery in Poland, after the monastery in Tyniec.[1] It is on the register of monuments in Poland.[2]
The complex features the parish church of St. John.[2][3]
History
[edit]The monastery was founded around 1050 by Casimir the Restorer who intended the Mogilno and Tyniec monasteries to support the rebuilding of Polish religious society after several years of chaos.[4] Early financial support for the monastery came from a variety of sources, including tithes from fairs and donations from members of the Piast dynasty.[5][6] By the 12th century, after a frenzy of monastery foundations, the Benedictines began to lose prominence in Poland.[7]
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the monastery buildings and church received their last notable renovations.[3][2] The monastery was then closed in the 19th century.[2]
During World War II, the Nazis used the monastery as a jail and depot for prisoners.[8][2]
Architecture
[edit]The complex features Baroque and Romanesque elements, a quadrangle, and vaulted crypts.[9][3]
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Crypt -
Interior quadrangle -
Baroque facade
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Ziemann, Daniel; Zečević, Nada, eds. (2022). Oxford Handbook of Medieval Central Europe. Oxford University Press. p. 509. ISBN 9780190920715.
- ^ a b c d e "klasztor". Zabytek.pl. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ a b c Aładowicz, Krzysztof (2013-03-29). "Przez Strzelno i Mogilno, na stacje kujawskiej Jerozolimy". Wyborcza. ISSN 0860-908X.
- ^ Berend, N., Urbańczyk, P., Wiszewski, P. (2013). Central Europe in the High Middle Ages. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 353. ISBN 9780521781565.
- ^ Wendlandt, Juliusz; Róziewicz, Magdalena, eds. (2006). Historic Monuments in Poland: 30 Treasures of National Heritage. Krajowy Ośrodek Badań i Dokumentacji Zabytków. p. 22. ISBN 9788392290667.
- ^ Wiszewski, P. (2010). Domus Bolezlai: Values and Social Identity in Dynastic Traditions of Medieval Poland (c. 966-1138). Netherlands: Brill. p. 468. ISBN 9789004181427.
- ^ Buko, A. (2008). The archaeology of early medieval Poland: discoveries, hypotheses, interpretations. Boston: Brill. p. 355. ISBN 9789004162303.
- ^ Dobroszycki, Lucjan, ed. (1984). The Chronicle of the Łódź Ghetto, 1941–1944. Yale University Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780300039245.
- ^ Turp, C. (2013). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Poland. United Kingdom: DK Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 9781465413574.