Monastery of St. Lambrecht (Stift St. Lambrecht) description and photos - Austria: Styria (Topic)

Monastery of St. Lambrecht (Stift St. Lambrecht) description and photos - Austria: Styria. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Stift St. Lambrecht.

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Abbey of St. Lambrecht is a Benedictine monastery in Styria. The monastery is located at an altitude of 1072 meters above sea level. Every year the monastery of St. Lambrecht is visited by many tourists.

The monastery was founded in 1076 by Count Markward of Eppinstein. Soon after its foundation, a collection of manuscripts appeared in the monastery. It consisted of theological and liturgical books, as well as the works of some ancient writers. The development of the library took place thanks to the abbot John Friedberg (1341-1359), who studied in Bologna, and the increase in the stock of the library also took place with his own writings.

In 1262, a fire broke out in the church, resulting in partial destruction. Restoration work was carried out until 1327, new walls were erected, relying on the surviving old ones. The consecration of the new building of the temple took place in 1421 under the abbot Henri Moiker (1419-1455).

On January 4, 1786, due to the church reform of Emperor Joseph, the entire library was removed to the University of Graz. However, already under Emperor Franz II in 1802, the entire collection returned to the monastery of St. Lambrecht, and historically valuable manuscripts remained in Graz.

In May 1938, the monastery was confiscated by the Nazis under the leadership of SS Lieutenant Colonel Hubert Erhart. More than 2,100 books were taken back to Graz, and the rest of the library survived the war in the monastery. After the return of all the monastery property in 1946, the total number of books amounted to about 30 thousand.

In 1946, the monks returned to the abbey. Currently, the monastery has about 4,000 hectares of agricultural land and forest land.

The monastery houses a museum with a collection of antique furniture, sculptures and stained glass windows of the 15-16th century. Near the monastery there is an ancient cemetery with a 12th century Romanesque chapel.

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