Szczyrzyc Abbey
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Opactwo Cystersów w Szczyrzycu | |
Monastery information | |
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Order | Cistercians |
Established | 1234 |
People | |
Founder(s) | Teodor Gryfita |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic-Baroque |
Site | |
Location | Szczyrzyc |
Country | Poland |
Coordinates | 49°47′06″N 20°11′13″E / 49.785°N 20.1869444444°E |
Szczyrzyc Abbey (Polish: Opactwo Cystersów w Szczyrzycu) is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1234 in the village of Szczyrzyc, Poland. It continues to function as a monastery and is one of the Polish Shrines to the Virgin Mary.
Apart from its religious role, the abbey contains the Museum of the Cistercian Abbey.