Oliwa Abbey

Oliwa Abbey
Cistercian monastery in Oliwa
Oliwa Abbey is located in Poland
Oliwa Abbey
Location within Poland
Monastery information
OrderCistercians
DenominationCatholic Church
Established1188
Disestablished1831
Controlled churchesOliwa Cathedral
People
Founder(s)Sambor I, Duke of Pomerania
Site
LocationOliwa, Gdańsk, Poland
Coordinates54°24′39″N 18°33′30″E / 54.4107158°N 18.5583276°E / 54.4107158; 18.5583276
Designated2017-11-22
Reference no.Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 2277[1]

The Oliwa Abbey was the Cistercian monastic community in Oliwa (now a district of Gdańsk), the oldest monastic establishment in Gdańsk Pomerania, which existed continuously from 1188 to 1831, now a Historic Monument of Poland.[1]

The monastery buildings were repeatedly destroyed by pagan Prussians, Brandenburgers, Teutonic Knights, Hussites, Swedes, Russians, and the people of Gdańsk itself. From 1466 to 1772 it consistently sided with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in its ongoing disputes with Gdańsk. In the twilight years of its existence, the abbey became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1772 following the First Partition of Poland. Due to Prussian dissolution policies, the Cistercian order was abolished in 1831.