On the peninsula of Mogileński Lake rises a post-Medieval monastery complex with the church of St. John the Apostle, dating back to 1050. The church is one of the earliest buildings of the monastery complex. And although today it displays Baroque features, it was once one of the most magnificent Romanesque stone buildings in Poland. It has been rebuilt many times over the centuries, but has retained the form of a Romanesque basilica with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. During the renovation, Romanesque walls and a 13th century floor, located in the chancel, were uncovered. The "lower church" - the crypts in the basement of the church - is particularly noteworthy. Covered with a cross vault supported by a single pillar, the western crypt is one of the few of its kind in Europe, and the stone altar in the eastern crypt testifies to the services held here for 800 years... The three monastery wings and the church wall form a garth in the middle of which is the oldest well in Poland. At present, the monastery is the religious house of the Capuchin Friars Minor and a place for visitors and pilgrims. Its location by the waters of the lake emphasises the aura of mystery and creates a distance between the present and the past, between the dizzying pace of life and the spiritual respite one can experience here.
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