Benedictine Sisters' Abbey in Jarosław
The Benedictine Sisters' Abbey in Jarosław is a Catholic Benedictine convent in the city of Jarosław in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. It is one of the oldest Benedictine women's monasteries in Poland, tracing its origins to the medieval tradition associated with Saint Bronisława.
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Ukrainian citizen attacks Benedictine monastery in Poland, killing at least one priest
A 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen carried out a knife attack on the morning of 24 September at a Benedictine sisters' monastery in Jarosław, in southeastern Poland, killing at least one priest and injuring five other people. The attacker was detained at the scene. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk both responded, with Zelensky calling it a "horrible crime" and Tusk pledging full enforcement of Polish law.