Hermit monastery of the Albertine women
| Klasztor Albertynek na Kalatówkach | |
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 In summer |
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| Construction year: | 1898 |
| Inauguration: | 1902 |
| Style elements : | Zakopane style |
| Client: | Catholic Church |
| Location: | 49 ° 15 '49.9 " N , 19 ° 58' 29.9" E |
| Location: |
Zakopane Lesser Poland , Poland |
| Purpose: | Roman Catholic monastery |
| Parish: | Zakopane |
| Diocese : | Krakow |
The hermit monastery Albertinerinnen ( Polish Klasztor Albertynek na Kalatówkach ) that the regulated Third Order of Franciscans belong and the associated wooden church was from 1892 to 1902 in Zakopane style of Stanislaw Witkiewicz designed and near the Alm Kalatówki on mountain Bystra in the Western Tatras built. In contrast to other of his buildings, Witkiewicz dispensed with rich decorations in order to depict the simple life of the nuns of the Third Order. Władysław Zamoyski donated the land and the monastery goes back to Holy Brother Albert , who had a hermitage in the wilderness of the Tatra Mountains not far from the monastery . Stefan Żeromski's novel The Conversion of Judas is set in the monastery. In 1997 Pope John Paul II visited the monastery, where he beatified one of the sisters, Bernardyna Maria Jabłońska . An obelisk at a spring in the area of the monastery reminds of his stay. Since 2001 the church and the monastery are listed. The monastery is inhabited by several nuns who are active in caring for the poor and who retire here for silent prayer and meditation in nature.
Geographical location
The church and monastery are located in the town of Zakopane in Bystrej Valley in the area of the Tatra National Park in the West Tatra . The Kalatówki Alm is located near the sanctuary . The church is about 1200 meters above sea level and is surrounded by thick forest.
tourism
In the vicinity of the church there is the blue brother Albert path in the Tatra National Park.
- ▬ Blue-marked hiking trail from Kuźnice to the Kondratowa hut
- ▬ Yellow-marked hiking trail from the monastery to the Albertine monastery on the sleeping mountain
