Saint John Abbey
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Benedictine monastery in Müstair, Graubünden, Switzerland, founded in 780
Key facts
- Location
- Santa Maria Val Müstair in Val Müstair , Graubünden, Switzerland
- Criteria
- Cultural: iii
- Inscription
- 1983 (7th Session )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- church building
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Val Müstair
- Area
- 2036
- Location
- Santa Maria Val Müstair
- Official website
- www.muestair.ch
- Image
- Benediktinerkloster St. Johann.JPG
- Religious order
- Benedictines
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- Commons category
- Monastery of Saint John in Müstair
- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
- Commons Institution page
- Monastery Church of St John, Müstair
- inception
- 0701-01-17
- street address
- Via Maistra, Müstair
- Christian liturgical rite
- Roman Rite
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Encyclopedic overview
The Abbey of Saint John (German: Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann; Romansh: Claustra benedictina da Son Jon) is an early medieval Benedictine monastery in the Swiss municipality of Val Müstair, in the Canton of Graubünden. By reason of its exceptionally well-preserved heritage of Carolingian art, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint John Abbey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.