Benedictine Abbey in Tyntse - Monastery, located near the Polish city Tynts 13 km southwest of Krakow. Abbey, which is one of the oldest in Poland, located on a high limestone cliff on the right bank of the Vistula.

The monastery was founded in 1044 by Casimir I. The first abbot of the abbey was Aaron - Bishop of Krakow, who, while in office, initiated a reform of church structures in Poland. In the second half of the 11th century in the monastery there was a church built in the Romanesque style. Later it was built and other monastic buildings. Abbey became one of the richest monasteries in Poland.

In the 12th and 13th centuries the monastery survived the attack of the Tatars and the Czechs. In 1241 it was almost completely looted. In later centuries, the abbey was reconstructed several times: first in the Gothic style in the 15th century, and later - in the Baroque and Rococo. The church was expanded, new buildings. In the 16th century the monastery experienced an economic and cultural heyday. Was established and greatly expanded library, rebuilt some of the buildings are listed in order of the surrounding area.

During the partition of Poland and the loss of its independence, the monastery became a center of resistance to the Russian troops. Defensive tackle has caused serious damage to the monastery. In 1816 the abbey was completely closed. From 1821 to 1826 care of the abbey he took over Bishop Gregory Thomas Ziegler, and since 1844 the monastery church was used as a parish.

After the Second World War, the abbey was badly damaged, restoration work began in 1947. On May 8, 1991 at the Abbey appeared a publishing house which publishes books on religious themes.