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unusual facts about Abbatia Lubensis abbey



Cistercian architecture

The largest Cistercian complex, the Abbatia Lubensis (Lubiąż, Poland), is a masterpiece of baroque architecture and the second largest Christian architectural complex in the world.

Herbert Mataré

Because of the massive air raids on Berlin in 1943, the Telefunken laboratory were moved to the Cisterian abbey in Lubiąż (Leubus) Silesia, where Mataré focused on the improvement of the cm-wave (SHF) receiver sensitivity.

Konrad VI the Dean

The most notorious fact of his life was the long-term dispute with the Cisternian Abbey of Lubiąż, which was even caused his excommunication.

Michael Willmann

Willmann's first known paintings, commissioned by Abbot Arnold Freiberger of the Abbatia Lubensis abbey in Leubus, Lower Silesia, date from 1656.


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