Mogila Monastery
| Mogila Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 Facade of the abbey church |
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| location |
 Polandcity of Krakow |
| Lies in the diocese | Archdiocese of Krakow |
| Coordinates: | 50 ° 3 '52 " N , 20 ° 3' 12" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
583 |
| Patronage | St. Maria St. Wenceslaus |
| founding year | 1222 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
persisting |
| Mother monastery | Leubus Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Morimond Monastery |
| Congregation | Polish Congregation |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
Monastery Mogila (lat. Abbatia Clara Tumba ) is an Our Lady and St. Wenceslas dedicated Cistercian - Abbey in Poland . It is located in the former village of the same name in the city of Kraków (Kraków) in the Nowa Huta district .
history
Monastery Mogila (Polish Mogiła) was founded in 1222 by Bishop Ivan Odrowąż in Kacice after a freight Foundation of Count Vislaus and his mother monastery Lubiąż Abbey (Lubiąż) in Silesia settled, which in turn over the monasteries Kloster Kamp , Walkenried Abbey and monastery Pforta the Filiation of the primary abbey Morimond comes from. In 1225/26 it was moved to Mogila. Since 1953, Mogila Abbey and 5 other monasteries have formed the Polish Cistercian Congregation. In 1970 the monastery church was elevated to a minor basilica . In 1990 the Szklane Domy Priory was established.
Buildings and plant
The monastery complex was expanded in the 13th and 14th centuries and later changed. The church was consecrated in 1266. It is a three-aisled early Gothic pillar basilica made of brick and stone in a bound system with originally four central nave bays. It has two choir bays and a transept with two chapels. The arcades between the nave and the two side aisles have pointed arches. The original ribbed vault is still partially preserved. The belt arches rest on half-columns or half-pillars and pilasters, the ribs on services. The chalice block capitals are partially decorated with braided ribbon and palmette decorations, some keystones with fine stonemason decoration. The nave was rebuilt in the second half of the 18th century and received new vaults. The vault was painted by the Krakow artist Jan Bukowski in 1919. The church facade was also rebuilt in the late Baroque style in 1779/1780. The winged altar is from 1514, a Renaissance tomb from 1586.
The cloister is to the right of the church.
literature
- Günther Binding , Matthias Untermann : Small art history of medieval order architecture in Germany. 3rd, supplemented edition. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2001, ISBN 3-534-15061-9 , p. 262 (with map).
- Hanna Faryna-Paszkiewicz, Małgorzata Omilanowska, Robert Pasieczny: Atlas zabytków architektury w Polsce. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2001, ISBN 83-01-13478-X , p. 532.
- Jerzy Z. Łoziński: Art Monuments in Poland. Krakow and south-east Poland. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1984, ISBN 3-422-00385-1 , p. 437 (with map).
- Ambrosius Schneider: Lexical overview of the male monasteries of the Cistercienser in the German language and cultural area , in: Ambrosius Schneider, Adam Wienand, Wolfgang Bickel, Ernst Coester (ed.): Die Cistercienser. History - Spirit - Art. 3rd, expanded edition. Wienand, Cologne 1986, ISBN 3-87909-132-3 , pp. 639-701, here p. 679.
