The Greyfriars Abbey , sometimes also simply Abbey in Ystad , is a medieval former friary in Ystad, Sweden. Together with Vadstena Abbey, it is one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in Sweden. It houses the Museum of the cultural history of Ystad .
According to an inscription from the 14th century, the monastery was founded by a donation by a knight called Holmger and his wife Katarina in 1267 and inaugurated by the Bishop of Reval. From the outset, it belonged to the Franciscan order, who were popularly known as grey friars , and functioned as a friary for friars. Throughout the Middle Ages several documented donations to the monastery took place.
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