[2] The former Cistercian abbey now serves as a theological seminary, and is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.

[2] In 1230 Mikołaj Bronisz of Wieniawa coat of arms granted the area to the Cistercians who gave it the Latin name Paradius Matris Dei, from which Paradyż and Paradies were derived.

The grant was confirmed by Polish monarch Henry the Bearded in 1234 in Środa Śląska, and by Duke Władysław Odonic in 1236.

[2] In 1245 Duke Bolesław the Pious, son of Władysław Odonic, assumed the patronage over the monastery, exempted it from state taxes and granted privileges.

[4] In 1546, the abbot was kidnapped by the Brandenburgers on his way back from Lubrza and imprisoned near Cottbus (Chóśebuz) for several weeks.