The Kiessa Monastery is a religious site on Bajor. The monks there believed the monastery possessed the greatest religious literature on the planet. (TN novel: Day of the Vipers)

In 2328, Vedek Arin was visiting Kiessa on official business. (TN novel: Day of the Vipers)

In the early 2330s, several Cardassian troops set fire to Kiessa, as it was believed the monks were hiding Resistance weapons there. Seventeen Bajoran religious figures died in the destruction of the monastery. Among the four hundred troops present were Tekeny Ghemor and Trekal Darhe'el. (DS9 episode: "Ties of Blood and Water", DS9 novel: Fearful Symmetry)

In 2357, Darhe'el told Ghemor that the Legate had forgotten the lessons they had learned at Kiessa for wanting to treat the Bajorans better. (DS9 novel: Fearful Symmetry)

In 2373, Skrain Dukat revealed to Kira Nerys Ghemor's presence at Kiessa. (DS9 episode: "Ties of Blood and Water")

ConnectionsEdit

• Kiessa Monastery article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.