St. Lambrecht's Abbey

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St. Lambrecht's Abbey (Stift St. Lambrecht) is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Sankt Lambrecht in the Styrian Grebenzen nature reserve in Austria. The monastery is located 1072 meters above sea level.

Contents 1 History 2 Landmarks 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

The monastery was founded in 1076 by Count Markward of Eppenstein; it was dissolved from 1786 to 1805. In 1938, the building was seized by the National Socialists. From 1942 to 1945, it was used as an external storage facility of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. The monks returned in 1946.

The abbey is a member of the Austrian Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation.

[edit] Landmarks

• The early Baroque monastic buildings
• The monastery museum with its art collection
• The folklore museum of Father Romuald Pramberger and the bird museum of Father Blasius Hanf
• The Gothic abbey church
• The Peterskirche (founded 1424)

[edit] References

• The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.

[edit] External links

• Monastery Web Site