The St. Wojciech Abbey in Staniątki is the oldest Polish female monastery. Its 800 anniversary falls in in 2016, although the precise date of foundation is not known. The contemporary researchers tend to move the date of convent establishment, transferred by the tradition, to 1228 or even a bit later. The convent of Staniątki is an extraordinary phenomenon, both due to its uninterrupted persistence and its culture-creative role. Huge collection of works of sacred art,...