Szczyrzyc Abbey
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.
Opactwo Cystersów w Szczyrzycu | |
 Church of the Assumption of Mary and Saint Stanislaus | |
  Location within Poland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Apart from its religious role, the abbey contains the Museum of the Cistercian Abbey.
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