Monastery

Opactwo Cystersów w Mogile

Krakow, Poland

Opactwo Cystersów w Mogile
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About Opactwo Cystersów w Mogile

Mogiła Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in the Nowa Huta District of Kraków, Poland. The abbey was founded in 1222 by the Bishop of Kraków, Iwo Odrowąż. The religious complex was built for religious reasons as well as for prestige. It was the largest and most impressive church in medieval Poland after Wawel Cathedral, and served as the Odrowąż family's burial place until the 16th century.

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