Einsiedeln, Abbey of

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• Einsiedeln Abbey — Einsiedeln is a Benedictine monastery in Einsiedeln town, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, that title being derived from the circumstances of its foundation, from which the name Einsiedeln is also said… …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of Einsiedeln —     Abbey of Einsiedeln     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Einsiedeln     A Benedictine monastery in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, that title being derived from the circumstances of its foundation,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Einsiedeln — may refer to: *Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland *Einsiedeln, Switzerland …   Wikipedia

• Einsiedeln, Switzerland — Infobox Swiss town subject name = Einsiedeln municipality name = Einsiedeln municipality type = municipality imagepath coa = Einsiedeln coat of arms.svg|pixel coa= languages = German canton = Schwyz iso code region = CH SZ district = Einsiedeln… …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of Hirschau —     Abbey of Hirschau     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Hirschau     A celebrated Benedictine monastery in Würtemberg, Diocese of Spires, about twenty two miles west of Stuttgart. It was founded in 830 by Erlafried, Count of Calw, at the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Einsiedeln — ▪ Switzerland French  Notre Dame des Ermites        town, Schwyz canton, northeast central Switzerland. It is located on the right bank of Alp Stream, northeast of Schwyz city. It developed around the Benedictine abbey, founded in 934. The abbey… …   Universalium

• EINSIEDELN —    (8), a town in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland; has a Benedictine abbey, containing a famous black image of the Virgin, credited with miraculous powers, which attracts, it is said, 200,000 pilgrims annually …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Meinrad of Einsiedeln — Saint Meinrad redirects here. For the location in the United States, see Saint Meinrad, Indiana. Meinrad chapel on Etzel pass …   Wikipedia

• Subiaco Abbey and Academy — HistoryIn 1877, the Abbot of St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana, Martin Marty, negotiated with an agent of the LR FS (Little Rock and Fort Smith) Railroad Company for convert|640|acre|km2 in Arkansas for the establishment of a Benedictine monastery …   Wikipedia

• Wiblingen Abbey — Infobox Former Country native name = Reichsabtei Wiblingen conventional long name = Imperial Abbey of Wiblingen common name = Wiblingen Abbey| continent = Europe region = Central Europe country = Germany era = Middle Ages status = Abbey empire =… …   Wikipedia