Melk, Abbey and Congregation of

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• Abbey and Congregation of Melk —     Abbey and Congregation of Melk     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey and Congregation of Melk     (MOLCK, MELLICUM).     Situated on an isolated rock commanding the Danube, Melk has been a noted place since the days of the Romans. A Slav… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Melk Abbey — Stift Melk Courtyard of the Stift Melk Melk Abbey …   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

• Abbey of Benedictbeurn —     Abbey of Benedictbeurn     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Benedictbeurn     Situated in the Bavarian Alps, about thirty miles south of Munich. It was formerly in the diocese of Augsburg, but some writers, including Mabillon, have wrongly… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey of Gottweig —     Abbey of Göttweig     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Göttweig     (GOTTWEIH, GOTTVICUM, GOTTVICENSE).     A Benedictine abbey situated on a hill of the same name, not quite four miles south of Krems, in Lower Austria. It was founded as a… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Austrian Congregation — The Austrian Congregation is a congregation of Benedictine monasteries situated in Austria, within the Benedictine Confederation.HistoryThe Congregation was founded on 3 August 1625 by Pope Urban VIII, and consisted of eleven Benedictine… …   Wikipedia

• Benediktbeuern Abbey — (Kloster Benediktbeuern) is a monastery of the Salesians of Don Bosco, originally a monastery of the Benedictine Order, in Benediktbeuern in Bavaria, near the Kochelsee.First Benedictine foundationThe monastery, dedicated to Saints James and… …   Wikipedia

• Hirsau Abbey — Ruins of Hirsau Abbey Hirsau Abbey, formerly known as Hirschau Abbey, was once one of the most prominent Benedictine abbeys of Germany. It was located in the town of Hirsau, in the Diocese of Speyer, near Calw in the present Baden Württemberg. Co …   Wikipedia

• Tegernsee Abbey — or the Imperial Abbey of Tegernsee (German Kloster Tegernsee, Abtei or Reichsabtei Tegernsee) is a former Benedictine monastery in the town and district of Tegernsee in Bavaria. Both the abbey and the town that grew up around are named after the… …   Wikipedia

• Göttweig Abbey — Göttweig Abbey, seen from Stein …   Wikipedia