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Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites in Zagórze.

"Peace, passersby. Pause your steps. Whoever, with the rush of a day of life, can go on. But I am asking you to stop. Behold, bend your knees to prayer, because in the crypt of this church lie the earthly remains of the 55th Discalced Carmelite fathers and brothers, whom in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the love of Christ in prayer and work brought to Mariemont in Zagórze ".

The ruins of the 18th-century monastery are situated on a picturesque hill called Mariemont, in the bend of the Osława River. It is one of the few preserved fortified monasteries in Poland and in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Construction began in 1700 thanks to the founder - the voivode of Volhynia, Jan Adam Stadnicki. It lasted for 30 years.

The monastery complex included: the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the monastery and farm buildings. Carmel was surrounded by 5 meters high defensive walls. The representative entrance gate and the driveway were on the north side. On the eastern side, just outside the walls, there was a hospital - a shelter for war veterans of noble origin. The obligation to care for 12 disabled soldiers was the will of the voivode added to the foundation act in 1713.

The monastery was built according to the plan approved for smaller convents, while the temple itself was erected and based on the dimensions commissioned for larger churches. The church had a specific octagonal nave and two side chapels. The altar itself was exceptionally located on the west side. The whole thing was built of yellow sandstone from a nearby quarry. Brick was used to build the arches and smaller structural elements.

The monastery experienced its heyday until the first partition of Poland. During the Bar Confederation, it became a mainstay for its soldiers.

On November 29, 1772, during the siege by the Russian army, the monastery buildings were fired by cannons and some of them were burnt. The defense of the monastery in Zagórze was the last battle of the Bar Confederation.

After the fire and destruction, the monks managed to restore the convent, however, the policy of Josephinism pursued by Austria did not allow it to return to its former glory.

According to the findings of the Austrian police, in 1822, as a result of an argument between the prior and one of the monks, a fire destroyed the buildings of Carmel. According to another version, these were deliberate actions by the partitioning authorities. In 1831, the monastery in Zagórze was abolished, and the Carmelites were transferred to Przemyśl and Lviv. The surviving furnishings of the church - including paintings - were placed in the parish church in Zagórze. The monastery fell into disrepair for over a hundred years.

Reconstruction attempts were made over the years - in 1957 and 2000, but they were never completed. In 1957, the ruins of the monastery were visited by John Paul II.

Today, during Lent, Stations of the Cross services are held here. The initiative came from the pastor of the Zagórski parish, Fr. Józef Kasiak. After dark, the retinue of pilgrims heads to Mount Mariemont. There, inside the former church, 14 stations of the Lord's Passion are considered.

In addition, it is possible to visit the ruins of the monastery, but it is hampered by the renovations currently carried out there.

Godziny otwarcia:

Monday 10: 00-17: 00

Tuesday 10.00-17.00

Wednesday 10.00-17.00

Thursday 10.00-17.00

Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday 10: 00-17: 00

Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Adres:

Klasztorna 40, 38-540 Zagórz