The study concerns the origins and interpretation of the architectural type of the monastery church in Koronowo. It was previously believed that the model for this church (especially its eastern part) was inspired by the Cistercian church in Mariensee in Brandenburg and was built by a Brandenburg workshop. The question is why this model was chosen and who played a major role in these decisions. At the time the church in Koronowo was built, Mariensee was abandoned, which suggests that this change may have resulted from the political situation. The new generation of margraves wanted a representative monastery that would refer to the elder of their dynasty in Lehnin, which also surpassed it in modern Gothic architecture. Therefore, the building type of Brandenburg Cistercian churches was rejected as too ascetic. For the Cistercians in Koronowo, the lack of political connotations of this type of church could have been an advantage. Construction began after the monastery was moved in 1288. It was supported by the abbots from Lubiąż, Henryków and Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, and Lubiąż became the new mother monastery of Koronowo. The choice of a similar type of building can be interpreted as a declaration of belonging of the local monastery to a new religious family.
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