Szczyrzyc Abbey

Coordinates: 49°47′06″N 20°11′13″E / 49.785°N 20.1869444444°E / 49.785; 20.1869444444
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Szczyrzyc Abbey
Opactwo Cystersów w Szczyrzycu
Church of the Assumption of Mary and Saint Stanislaus
Szczyrzyc Abbey is located in Poland
Szczyrzyc Abbey
Location within Poland
Monastery information
OrderCistercians
Established1234
People
Founder(s)Teodor Gryfita
Architecture
StyleGothic-Baroque
Site
LocationSzczyrzyc
Country Poland
Coordinates49°47′06″N 20°11′13″E / 49.785°N 20.1869444444°E / 49.785; 20.1869444444

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.