Pavlínsky kláštor v Trebišove

The monastery in Trebišov was founded in 1502 by Palatine Imrich Perényi. Two years later, he invited the Pauline monks, to whom, with the approval of the ruler, he donated the villages of Sáros and Olaszi, as well as a water mill on the Bodrog River. The monastery is a two-storey L-shaped building, attached by its southern wing directly to the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary.

During the Reformation between 1530 and 1662, the monastery was abandoned and fell into decay. The Paulines returned to Trebišov in 1650, which allowed for its restoration during the period of the Counter-Reformation. In 1661, a prismatic tower was added to the monastery church.

In 1786, Emperor Joseph II abolished the Pauline order, which led to the final dissolution of the monastery. The originally Renaissance building underwent significant modifications in the second half of the 17th and in the 18th century. In 1876, the façade was enriched with corner pilasters and an attic. In some rooms, ribbed vaults have been preserved to this day.

The monastery was surrounded by a large courtyard with a well and a garden. Today, it houses an elementary art school and the Roman Catholic parish office.

Source: www.keturist.sk