Foundation of Monasteries
After the successful conversion of the nobility, monasteries were set up on vast areas granted by local dukes both to further implement Christian faith and to develop the land. The monasteries actively took part in the Ostsiedlung. Most of the clergy originated in Germany, some in Poland, and since the mid-12th century also from Denmark.
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