It was founded in the thirteenth century to be a center for Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek. When there is a full moon in the month of August, it is said that an image of a maiden, the White Lady, appears on the inner wall of the chapel. On full moon nights in August an image of a maiden, The White Lady, is said to appear on the inner wall of the chapel. In 1228, the Archbishop of Riga formed a new diocese consisting of Läänemaa, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa and designated Gottfried, an abbot of Dünamünde Cistercian monastery, as the bishop. These boundaries of the new diocese were permanently fixed by a legate of Pope, Wilhelm of Modena in 1234. The first residence of the diocese was located in Lihula, where with the help of the Order the Bishop transferred the diocese's residence to Vana-Pärnu, wich was burned and destroyed by Lithuanians ten years later. A new centre for the diocese was chosen in Haapsalu, where a cathedral was built and an Episcopal stronghold was started
aasta jooksul on arheoloogilised uurimised toonud selgust mitmetele probleemidele, samas pole kunagi käsitletud kunagist kloostrikirikut ning suurt osa kloostri krundist. Tallinna tsistertslaste kloostri kohta on veel palju uurida, loodetavasti tekib tulevikus selleks ka võimalusi. 8 Kasutatud kirjandus 1. Kiudsoo, M., Kallis, I. (2005). Archaeological investigations on the site of the Cistercian St.Michael's Nunnery. Rmt: Arheoloogilised välitööd Eestis 2004. Tamla, Ü. Tallinn: Muinsuskaitseamet, 147- 155. 2. Raam, V. (1993). Eesti arhitektuur 1. Tallinn: Valgus. 3. Tamm, J., Mäll, J. (1999). Building archaeology investigations in the Cistercians St.Michael's Nunnery in Tallinn. Rmt: Arheoloogilised välitööd Eestis 1998. Tamla, Ü. Tallinn: Muinsuskaitseinspektsioon, 73- 87. 4. Tamm, J., Toos, G., Kalman, J., Mäll, J. (1997). The construction- archaeological
eelk.ee/~eelk109/english.htm St Olaf's Church The St. Olaf's Church is dedicated to King Olaf Haraldsson of Norway (995-1030), who adopted Christianity and established it in Norway. The traditional faith was still strong, however; the king was overthrown and killed in battle. He was canonised after death and the cult of his name spread all over Scandinavia. The earliest written record about the church date back to 1267, when Queen Margarethe of Denmark granted the female Cistercian convent of St. Michael the advowson over the St. Olaf's Church. But major reconstruction followed in the 14 th -15th centuries. The tower standing separate from the church was completed in 1364. The fire of 1433 claimed the St.Olaf's Church besides other buildings. It was consecrated for service again in a few years later, as well as decided to be reconstructed larger. The new church, whose construction required the demolition of the old nave and chapels, was completed as a three-nave basilica
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