Sulejów Abbey
Daughter monasteries
Monastery Koronowo?
The Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury ( Thomas Becket ) consecrated monastery Sulejow is a Cistercian abbey in Poland. It is located in the region of Łódź in the community Sulejow.
History
Monastery Sulejow was founded as a daughter house of the twenty-fourth primary Abbey Mori Moon. From Monastery Monastery Sulejow Koronowo was founded. The Foundation was made in 1177 by Casimir the Just. The Convention came from Mori Moon. 1819 the monastery was dissolved and re- established in 1977.
Buildings and plant
The medieval, late Gothic fortification is unique in its preservation. The exam is to the right of the church. The square chapter house dates from the second quarter of the 13th century; its vault with four fields rests on a column Blattkapitell and similarly ornate wall brackets. For cloister introduces doppelarkadiger passage next to it are twin openings with trefoil arches and small columns, which were replaced in the 19th century. The Gothic cloister with cross-ribbed vault and coat of arms consoles dating from the early 15th century. From the late Gothic fortifications large parts have been preserved. The church, a late Romanesque homelessness installation was consecrated in 1232 and from 1923 to 1928 and restored in 1946 to 1950. She belongs with Koprzywnica monastery, convent and monastery Wąchock Jędrzejów to be connected with the building works by the Italian master Simon group.
The three-aisled basilica has a vierjochiges nave, transept and a einjochigen rectangular choir, which is flanked by two chapels. Between the ships round arches, transept pointed arches. The church ( in the choir from the 19th century) with Spitzbogengurtbögen, the rest a ribbed vault at half-columns, in the aisles on pilasters. The Korbkapitelle have plants or Flechtbanddekoration, the vault keystones mostly rosettes or Flechtbandverzierung. The exterior facades have projecting pilasters and round windows on the gable walls. The facade carries a rose window with partially preserved tracery. The gable dates from the Restoration of 1923 until 1928. The main entrance in a cottage is a Gewändeportal with small columns, capitals in relief and decorated by braided inner Archivolte. There is a Romanesque tympanum, which is older than the church above the entrance to the north-eastern aisle. Rich Features of Gothic to Rococo.