opactwo cystersów w jędrzejowie
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The history of the Cistercian Monastery in Jędrzejów.
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The Cistercian Monastery was founded in the 12th century by the family of Jaksa-Gryfita. The family decided to build a manor and the church of St.Albert. The church was consecrated by the Cracow bishop Maurus and it was furnished by his
successor.
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The manor and the church had probably been the residence of the Cracow Canon Janik Jaksa-Gryfita. Thanks to the Canon Janik Jaksa-Gryfita and his
brother Klemens of Klimontów a first Cistercian monastery in Poland was founded and in the foundation documents this place was called Brynsich,
Bryszyn, Brzeźnica.
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In 1140 the monastery in Brzeźnica was founded as the 21st daughter-abbeyof Morimond. Consequently, it was given a name of Morimondus Minor. Then the Cistercians founded a settlement which they called Jędrzejów – in Latin Andreovia.
In 1149 the monastery was transformed into an abbey and it was given a privilege - the monastery did not have to pay ducal tributes and charges.
In 1271 the settlement became a town thanks to the contemporary abbot Jan III.
In 1447 Mikołaj Odrowąż made a decision to transform the Romanesque church into the Gothic one.
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The abbot hired well-known artists such as Wit Stwosz, the Cracow goldsmiths - Mikołaj Kregler and Mikołaj Breimer. Thanks to the transformation the old church was changed into a new Gothic temple with the name of the Holly Trinity.
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The Convent was closed down in 1819. In 1831 its buildings were used as a field hospital. In 1872 Russian authorities set up a
teaching seminary there. Finally, the Cistercians came back in 1945 and in 1989 it was again raised to the rank of an abbey.
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Source of information contained in this presentation is the Internet:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archiopactwo_Cysters%C3%B3w_w_J%C4%99drzejowie
Authors:Arkadiusz Żelazko
and
Damian Piłat