Monastery information | |
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Other names | Ystad Abbey |
Order | Franciscans |
Established | 1267 |
Disestablished | 1532 |
Site | |
Location | Ystad, Skåne County, Sweden |
Coordinates | 55°25′51″N 13°49′10″E / 55.43083°N 13.81944°E |
The Greyfriars Abbey (Swedish: Gråbrödraklostret), sometimes also simply Abbey in Ystad (Swedish: Klostret i Ystad), is a medieval former friary in Ystad, Sweden. Together with Vadstena Abbey, it is one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in Sweden.[1] It houses the Museum of the cultural history of Ystad (Swedish: Klostret i Ystad).