St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal

St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal (Stift Sankt Paul) is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Sankt Paul im Lavanttal in the Austrian state of Carinthia. This article is about the Roman Catholic order; see also Benedictine Confederation and Benedictine. ... Sankt Paul im Lavanttal is a municipality of the Wolfsberg discrict, Carinthia, Austria. ... Carinthia (German: Kärnten, Italian: Carinzia, Slovenian: Koroška) is an Austrian state or Land, located in the south of Austria. ...

History

The abbey was founded in 1091 by the Spanheim Dukes of Carinthia on the site of their ancestral castle. Henry, son of William I attempted a coup against his brothers but failed to seize the English throne. ... Carinthia (German Kärnten) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until it dissolved in 1918. ...

In 1787 Emperor Joseph II dissolved it, but in 1809, under the Prince-Abbot Dr. Berthold Rottler, monks from St. Blaise's Abbey in the Black Forest, which had also just been dissolved, moved into the premises. In 1940 the abbey was dissolved again by the National Socialists but the monks were able to return when it was reopened in 1947. Today it is the oldest operational monastery in Carinthia. Year 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II Joseph II (Joseph Benedict August Johannes Anton Michel Adam) (March 13, 1741 – February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. ... Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... St. ... The National Socialist German Workers Party (German: , or NSDAP, or commonly, The Nazi Party), was a political party in Germany between 1920 and 1945. ...

From 1641 the abbey was a member of the Salzburg Congregation, which in 1930 was merged into the present Austrian Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The Austrian Congregation is a congregation of Benedictine monasteries situated in Austria, within the Benedictine Confederation. ... The Austrian Congregation is a congregation of Benedictine monasteries situated in Austria, within the Benedictine Confederation. ... See also Rule of Saint Benedict and Benedictine. ...

Abbey church

Within the abbey precinct there is a Romanesque basilica dating from the end of the 12th century. After a fire in 1367 a Gothic vaulted ceiling was added, painted with 44 frescoes by the South Tyrolean masters Friedrich and Michael Pacher. Romanesque St. ... St. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Events Battle of Najera, Peter I of Castile restored as King. ... Interior of Cologne Cathedral Gothic architecture is a style of architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, which flourished in Europe during the high and late medieval period. ... South Tyrol (Italian: Alto Adige, also Sudtirolo or Sud Tirolo; German: Südtirol; Ladin: Adesc Aut[1][2] or Sudtirol; Latin: Tirolo Meridionale; Official in English: Autonomous Province of Bozen - South Tyrol[ — see talk page]; Official in Italian: Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano - Alto Adige; Official in German: Autonome Provinz Bozen... Michael Pacher (c. ...

The interior decoration of the church by the Styrian artist Philipp Jakob Straub dates from the 18th century. Beneath the Baroque high altar is a crypt, in which are the coffins of 13 members of the Habsburg family. Styria (Steiermark in German, Štajerska in Slovenian) can refer to: Styria - a federal state of Austria Styria - an informal province in Slovenia Styria - a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire and crownland of Austria-Hungary This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ...

Art collections and library

The abbey possesses one of the largest collections of art in Europe, including graphics, coins, sacred art, and paintings by among others Rubens, Van Dyck, Dürer, Holbein and Kremser Schmidt, as well as an extensive and important library of over 180,000 books and manuscripts from between the 5th and 18th centuries. Rubens and Isabella Brant in the Honeysuckle Bower, 1609-10. ... Self Portrait With a Sunflower Sir Anthony (Anton) van Dyck (22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish artist who became the leading court painter in England. ... Albrecht Dürer (pronounced /al. ... Hans Holbein is the name of two German Renaissance painters: Hans Holbein the Elder (1460-1524) Hans Holbein the Younger (c. ... Europe in 450 The 5th century is the period from 401 - 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

Abbey school

The Benedictines of St. Paul also run a secondary school ("Gymnasium").

References

• Schatzhaus Kärntens. Landesausstellung St. Paul 1991. 900 Jahre Benediktinerstift. Band I: Katalog. Universitätsverlag Carinthia, Klagenfurt 1991. ISBN 3-85378-376-7
• Schatzhaus Kärntens. Landesausstellung St. Paul 1991. 900 Jahre Benediktinerstift. Band II: Beiträge. Universitätsverlag Carinthia, Klagenfurt 1991. ISBN 3-85378-377-5
• Österreichische Kunsttopographie. Band 37: Die Kunstdenkmäler des Benediktinerstiftes St. Paul im Lavanttal und seiner Filialkirchen, ed. Karl Ginhart. Vienna 1969.

External links

• (German) St. Paul's Abbey website
• (German)Kärntner Medienzentrum: 900 Jahre Benediktinerstift St. Paul

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