Seckau Abbey

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Reichsabtei Unserer Lieben Frau in Seckau
Imperial Abbey of Our Dear Lady, Seckau

Imperial Abbey of the Holy Roman Empire

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1218 – 1782

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Plan of the basilica

Capital

Government

Historical era

- Founded

- Gained Reichsfreiheit

1218

- Secularised to Styria

1782

Seckau Abbey or Abbey of Our Dear Lady, Seckau (German: Abtei Seckau or Abtei Unserer Lieben Frau) is a Benedictine monastery in Seckau in Styria, Austria.

1 History
2 Abbey church
3 Gallery
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The monastery was founded by the Augustinian Canons, when an already existing monastery was moved to Seckau in 1142. This establishment was dissolved in 1782.

In 1883 the monastery was resettled by Benedictines from Beuron Archabbey, who had had to leave Germany because of the "culture struggle" ("Kulturkampf"). In 1940 the monks were evicted by the Gestapo and the buildings were confiscated. In 1945 the monks were able to return.

The abbey maintains a secondary school ("Gymnasium") and the duties of the pastoral care belonging to a parish.

It is part of the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation.

[edit] Abbey church

The abbey church, a Romanesque basilica, was built between 1143 and 1164. For centuries it was the place of burial of the Inner Austria line of the Habsburgs^[1]. In 1930 it was declared a papal "basilica minor".