Niepokalanów
Illuminated facade of the Basilica of St Mary Immaculate at sunset. | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Friars Minor Conventual |
| Established | 1927 |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Warsaw |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Maximilian Kolbe |
| Site | |
| Location | Teresin, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°12′13.5″N 20°25′14″E / 52.203750°N 20.42056°E |
Niepokalanów monastery (so called City of the Immaculate Mother of God) is a Roman Catholic religious community situated in Teresin (near the Warsaw-Łowicz railway line, about 42 km to the west from the capital of Poland). It was founded in autumn 1927 by Friar Minor Conventual – Maximilian Kolbe, who was later canonized as a saint-martyr of the Catholic Church.