CISTERCIAN MONASTERY OF MOGIŁA (OPACTWO CYSTERSÓW)

This monastery, inhabited by Cistercian monks since 1222, is the mother house of the order in the country. Within its walls stands the Gothic Church of the Virgin Mary and St. Wenceslas, one of the oldest in Poland. Its Chapel of the Holy Cross contains the miraculous crucifix of Mogiła: its faithful go around its altar on their knees. Opposite the monastery is the small wooden church of St. Bartholomew, one of the oldest wooden churches in Poland.