Mogilno Monastery
The Monastery Mogilno was a Benedictine abbey in Mogilno in Poland from the 11th to the 19th centuries. It was one of the oldest and most important monasteries in the country.
It has been used by Capuchins since 2014 .
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The monastery was founded in the 11th century on a peninsula in a castle settlement. The exact circumstances are unknown, the alleged charter of 1065 was a forgery of the 12th century.
A monumental three-aisled basilica with crypts, which was one of the largest in Poland at the time, was built in the 11th century . In the late 13th century, a renovation took place, which was completed in the 14th to 16th centuries.
Mogilno Abbey was the most important monastery in Greater Poland . It owned extensive land, also in other parts of the country (near Kolberg ), and several priories ( St. Adalbert near Danzig).
In 1499 the monastery burned down in a town fire and was then rebuilt. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Archbishops of Gniezno took their seat in the monastery and were also its abbots.
After the area passed to the Kingdom of Prussia , the admission of new novices was prohibited in 1816. In 1833 the monastery was closed.
The church of St. John became a parish church. The monastery buildings were used as a school and since 1880 as a hospital after renovations. After 1945 the monastery was owned by the state.
Capuchin monks have lived there since 2014 and run a European meeting center Wojciech - Adalbert .
Church of St. John
The Church of St. John is a three-aisled basilica with a choir and apses. It contains late Romanesque and Gothic elements from the 13th to 16th centuries with Baroque additions from the 18th century. There are crypts under the choir room. There is an exhibition on the archaeological excavations in the monastery.
The interior is mainly baroque. The main altar from the 18th century contains a painting Maria Schnee from the 17th century. Other altars, the pulpit and the choir stalls are also from the 18th century.
Monastery building
The former enclosure buildings are located south of the church. They were rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries and rebuilt in the 18th and 18th centuries. In the courtyard there is a fountain from the 11th century, which is considered one of the oldest preserved in Poland.
In the European meeting center Wojciech - Adalbert there are also overnight accommodations for guests.
Web links
- The Church of St. Johannes in Mogilno Region Wielkopolska (German)
- Klasztor Mogilno Zabytek, History of the Monastery (Polish)
- Klasztor Mogilno Site of the Capuchin Monastery (Polish)
- Historia i opis parafii pw. Św. Jana Apostoła w Mogilnie City of Mogilno (Polish)
Coordinates: 52 ° 38 ′ 54.6 ″ N , 17 ° 57 ′ 17.3 ″ E