Opactwo Cystersów w Mogile
In Opactwo Cystersów w Mogile—where the Cistercian monastery once stood—history begins with Bishop Iwo Odrowąż, who founded the abbey in 1222 and brought in monks to build a new church in his diocese. Before that, Odrowąż had drawn a community from Lubiąż Abbey to Mogiła around 1219, and the monastic group moved in around 1225 as construction continued. The monastery’s status was then formally confirmed when Pope Gregory IX signed a papal bull on 9 June 1228, preserving the house’s name as Clara Tumba, “Bright Tomb.” Despite its prestige—described as the largest and most impressive church in medieval Poland after Wawel Cathedral—the abbey was struck in 1241, when it was ransacked during the Mongol invasion of Poland. It also served as the Odrowąż family burial place until the 16th century. …
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