The Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec monastery, located near the Polish town Back in 13 km South-West of Krakow. The Abbey, which is one of the oldest in Poland, is located high on a limestone cliff on the right Bank of the Vistula.

The monastery was founded in the year 1044 Casimir I. First Abbot of the Abbey was Aaron Bishop of Cracow, who, while in office, has initiated a reform of Church structures in Poland. In the second half of the 11th century in a monastery there was a Church built in the Romanesque style. Later were built and other monastery buildings. The 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 was almost completely looted. In the following 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 boom. Was created and greatly expanded library, rebuilt some of the buildings that are listed in the order of the adjacent territory.

In the period of partitions of Poland and the loss of its independence, the monastery became a center of resistance to Russian troops. Defensive fighting has caused serious damage to the monastery. In 1816, the Abbey was completely closed. From 1821 to 1826 care about the Abbey took on Bishop Gregory Thomas Ziegler, and since 1844 the Church of the monastery was used as a parish.

After the Second world war the Abbey was badly damaged, restoration work began in 1947. Since may 8, 1991 at the Abbey got its own publishing house which publishes books on religious themes.