Stopnica Monastery is a stone
reformist
Reformism is a political doctrine advocating the reform of an existing system or institution instead of its abolition and replacement.
Within the socialist movement, reformism is the view that gradual changes through existing institutions can ...
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whic ...
in
Stopnica
Stopnica is a town in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stopnica. It lies in Lesser Poland, approximately east of Busko-Zdrój and south-east ...
,
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
that was founded by
Krzysztof Ossoliński
Krzysztof Ossoliński (28 April, 1587 – 24 February, 1645) was a Polish–Lithuanian ''szlachcic'' (nobleman).
He was Podstoli of Sandomierz since 1618, Podkomorzy of Sandomierz since 1619, Castellan sadecki in 1633, wojnicki in 1636, vo ...
1587–1645 in the seventeenth century.
Christian monasteries in Poland
Christian monasteries established in the 17th century
Busko County
Buildings and structures in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
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