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Szczyrzyc Abbey

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Opactwo Cystersów w Szczyrzycu
Church of the Assumption of Mary and Saint Stanislaus
Church of the Assumption of Mary and Saint Stanislaus
Monastery information
Order Cistercians
Established 1234
People
Founder Teodor Gryfita
Architecture
Style Gothic-Baroque
Site
Location Szczyrzyc
Country Poland
Coordinates 49°47′06″N 20°11′13″E / 49.785°N 20.1869444444°E

Szczyrzyc Abbey (Polish: Opactwo Cystersów w Szczyrzycu) is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1234 in the village of Szczyrzyc, Poland. It continues to function as a monastery and is one of the Polish Shrines to the Virgin Mary.

Apart from its religious role, the abbey contains the Museum of the Cistercian Abbey.