Einsiedeln Abbey
Einsiedeln Abbey (German: Kloster Einsiedeln) is a Catholic monastery administered by the Benedictine Order in the village of Einsiedeln, Switzerland.
Kloster Einsiedeln | |
Location within Canton of Schwyz Einsiedeln Abbey (Switzerland) | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Order of Saint Benedict |
| Established | 934 |
| Dedicated to | Our Lady of the Hermits |
| Diocese | Einsiedeln territorial abbey |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Eberhard of Strasbourg |
| Abbot | Urban Federer O.S.B. |
| Prior | Daniel Emmenegger O.S.B. |
| Important associated figures | Saint Meinrad |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Baroque (1704/1735) |
| Site | |
| Location | Einsiedeln, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 47°07′36″N 08°45′5.3″E |
| Public access | allowed |
| Other information | place of pilgrimage, gymnasium (Swiss Matura, 400 students), work shops, plant nursery, viniculture, stud |
| Website | https://www.kloster-einsiedeln.ch |
The Abbey of Einsiedeln is one of the most important baroque monastic sites and the largest place of pilgrimage in Switzerland.
The Black Madonna of Einsiedeln in the Chapel of Grace attracts around 800,000 pilgrims and tourists every year. The community of Benedictine monks has around 40 members. The monastery is not under the jurisdiction of a diocese or a bishop because it is a territorial abbey.
The abbey operates a private high school along with a winery, sawmill, restaurant and other small businesses in order to support itself.
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