Convent of Saint Gall*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party	Switzerland
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv
Reference	268
Region†	Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription	1983  (7th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO.

The Abbey of St. Gall (German: Sankt Gallen) was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. It is located in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... Image File history File links Convent_of_St_Gall. ... As of 2006, there are a total of 830 World Heritage Sites located in 138 State Parties. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... For the college, see Benedictine College. ... Bold textTHIS IS THE PAGE THAT A.S. REALLY NEEDS!! THIS IS NOW MARKED!!! ] ps i like A.O. This article is about an abbey as a Christian monastic community. ... St. ...

History

The monastery was founded in 613 and named after Gallus, an Irishman. Saint Gallus was a disciple and companion of Saint Columbanus, and died there in 646. Events Clotaire II reunites the Frankish kingdoms by ordering the murder of Sigebert II. Saint Columbanus founds the monastery of Bobbio in northern Italy. ... Saint Gall or Gallus (c. ... This article is about the island of Ireland. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Events Byzantines reconquer Alexandria from the Muslims. ...

The interior of the Cathedral is one of the most important baroque monuments in Switzerland

Charles Martel appointed a certain Othmar as a custodian of St Gall's relics. During the reign of Pepin the Short Othmar founded the famous schools of St. Gall, where arts, letters and sciences flourished. Under Abbot Waldo of Reichenau (740-814) copying manuscripts was undertaken and a famous library was gathered. Numerous Anglo-Saxon and Irish monks came to copy manuscripts. At Charlemagne's request Pope Adrian I sent distinguished chanters from Rome, who propagated the use of the Gregorian chant. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 720 KB) Summary The interior of the cathedral of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland), on October 8, 2006 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 720 KB) Summary The interior of the cathedral of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland), on October 8, 2006 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): St. ... Charles Martel (or, in modern English, Charles the Hammer) (23 August 686 – 22 October 741) was proclaimed Mayor of the Palace, ruling the Franks in the name of a titular King, and proclaimed himself Duke of the Franks (the last four years of his reign he did not even bother... Pepin III (714 - September 24, 768) more often known as Pepin the Short (French, Pépin le Bref; German, Pippin der Kleine), was a King of the Franks (751 - 768). ... Waldo of Reichenau (sometimes Walto) (c. ... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging toRaedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... Charlemagne and Pippin the Hunchback. ... Adrian, or Hadrian I, (d. ... Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

In the subsequent century, St. Gall came into conflict with the nearby Abbey of Reichenau on Lake Constance. Between 924 and 933 the Magyars threatened the abbey and the books had to be removed to Reichenau for safety. Most were later returned. 15th-century towers on the Romanesque church of Sts Peter and Paul in Reichenau-Niederzell Reichenau Island lies in Lake Constance in southern Germany, at approximately . ... For other uses, see Lake Constance, New Zealand. ... Events King Athelstan of England succeeds to the throne. ... Events Jersey was seized by William Longsword, Duke of Normandy . ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In the thirteenth century the abbey and the town became an independent principality, over which the abbots ruled as territorial sovereigns ranking as Princes of the Holy Roman Empire. A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a Monarch with the title of prince or princess (a synonym is princedom) or (in the widest sense) a Monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince. ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ...

Under abbot Pius (1630-1674) a printing press was started. In 1712 a great change came to St. Gall with the pillage by the Swiss. Most of the books and manuscripts were taken by them to Zürich and Bern. After confusion and suppression and rearrangements St. Gall became the residence of the bishop and held the offices of the Canton, along with the remains of the library. // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... For other uses of Zurich, see Zurich (disambiguation). ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ...

Little remains of the medieval monastery now. Most of existing structures, including the cathedral, were designed in the late Baroque style and constructed between 1755 and 1768. Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ...

Abbey Library of St. Gall

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Cultural treasures

The library at St. Gall is recognised to be one of the richest medieval libraries in the world. It is home to one of the most comprehensive collections of early medieval books in the German-speaking part of Europe. As of 2005, the library consists of over 160,000 books whereof 2200 are handwritten and 500 are over 1000 years old. Lately the Stiftsbibliothek has launched a project for the digitisation of the priceless manuscript collection.

The library also preserves a unique 9th-century document, known as the Plan of St. Gall, the only surviving major architectural drawing from the roughly 700-year period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the 13th century. The Plan drawn was never actually built, and was so named because it was kept at the famous medieval monastery library, where it remains to this day. The plan was an ideal of what a well-designed and well-supplied monastery should have, as envisioned by one of the synods held at Aachen for the reform of monasticism in the Frankish empire during the early years of emperor Louis the Pious (between 814 and 817). Plan of Saint Gall. ... The Roman Empire is not the Holy Roman Empire (843-1806). ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Oche redirects here; in darts the oche is the line from which players must throw. ... Louis the Pious, contemporary depiction from 826 as a miles Christi (soldier of Christ), with a poem of Rabanus Maurus overlaid. ...

In 1983, the Convent of St. Gall was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "a perfect example of a great Carolingian monastery". Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

External links

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Convent of St. Gall

• "Abbey of St. Gall" in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.
• Stiftsbibliothek Sankt Gallen
• Codices Electronici Sangallenses The project for the digitisation of the medieval manuscripts at Sankt Gallen

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Coordinates: 47°25′23″N, 9°22′38″E Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...