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Benedictine Monastery, Mogilno

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Klasztor Benedyktynów w Mogilnie
Monastery information
Order Order of Saint Benedict
Established 1050
People
Founder 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

Benedictine Monastery, Mogilno — 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

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

The complex features Baroque and Romanesque elements, a quadrangle, and vaulted crypts.[9][3]

See also

  • Christianization of Poland
  • Mogilno Falsification

References

  1. Back to citation Ziemann, Daniel; Zečević, Nada, eds. (2022). Oxford Handbook of Medieval Central Europe. Oxford University Press. p. 509. ISBN 9780190920715.
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Back to citation occurrence 2.4 "klasztor". Zabytek.pl. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  3. Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Aładowicz, Krzysztof (2013-03-29). "Przez Strzelno i Mogilno, na stacje kujawskiej Jerozolimy". Wyborcza. ISSN 0860-908X.
  4. Back to citation Berend, N., Urbańczyk, P., Wiszewski, P. (2013). Central Europe in the High Middle Ages. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 353. ISBN 9780521781565.
  5. Back to citation 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.
  6. Back to citation Wiszewski, P. (2010). Domus Bolezlai: Values and Social Identity in Dynastic Traditions of Medieval Poland (c. 966-1138). Netherlands: Brill. p. 468. ISBN 9789004181427.
  7. Back to citation Buko, A. (2008). The archaeology of early medieval Poland: discoveries, hypotheses, interpretations. Boston: Brill. p. 355. ISBN 9789004162303.
  8. Back to citation Dobroszycki, Lucjan, ed. (1984). The Chronicle of the Łódź Ghetto, 1941–1944. Yale University Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780300039245.
  9. Back to citation Turp, C. (2013). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Poland. United Kingdom: DK Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 9781465413574.
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