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Post-Cistercian monastery from the end of the 18th century and the church. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - In the years from about 1392 to 1835/36, the monastery belonged to the Cistercian Order. The original building, which construction was started at the end of the 14th century was almost completely destroyed by a fire in 1747. Reconstruction was probably completed after 1799.
After secularization (1835/6), cloisters were located in, among others, district court and prison, while the church assumed parish functions. During World War II, the temple was a military warehouse, which was set on fire by German troops retreating from the city. As a result of the fire, the buildings were destroyed at night from the 20th to the 21st of January 1945. The object was restored in the post-war period. The late-Gothic sculpture from the early 16th century presenting Mary and the Child is of particular value. The richly decorated conciliar altar, papal throne and lectorium in the church were used during the Millennium celebrations and the visit of the Holy Father in Gniezno in 1997. In the monastery you can also visit the cellars of the Cistercian church where the monks were buried. Inside the monastery buildings there is a close-up, surrounded by cloisters, and a 25-m deep in its center.

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