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. It is on the register of monuments in Poland.
The complex features the parish church of St. John.
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.Berend, N., Urbańczyk, P., Wiszewski, P. (2013). Central Europe in the High Middle Ages. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 353. . Early financial support for the monastery came from a variety of sources, including tithes from fairs and donations from members of the Piast dynasty.Wiszewski, P. (2010). Domus Bolezlai: Values and Social Identity in Dynastic Traditions of Medieval Poland (c. 966-1138). Netherlands: Brill. p. 468. . By the 12th century, after a frenzy of monastery foundations, the Benedictines began to lose prominence in Poland.Buko, A. (2008). The archaeology of early medieval Poland: discoveries, hypotheses, interpretations. Boston: Brill. p. 355. .
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the monastery buildings and church received their last notable renovations. The monastery was then closed in the 19th century.
During World War II, the Nazis used the monastery as a jail and depot for prisoners.
Architecture The complex features Baroque and Romanesque elements, a quadrangle, and vaulted crypts.Turp, C. (2013). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Poland. United Kingdom: DK Publishing. p. 224. .
See also
Christianization of Poland Mogilno Falsification
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