Weesen Abbey
Weesen Abbey (Dominikanerinnenkloster Maria Zuflucht, ODSHLT) is a monastery of Dominican nuns located in Weesen in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The Dominican convent is located at the foot of a terraced hillside in the middle of the town of Weesen on the effluence of the Maag respectively Linth from Walensee. Established in 1256, Weesen is the oldest Dominican monastery of nuns in Switzerland. The buildings and the library (about 8,400 works) respectively archives are listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance.
Wikipage redirect
primaryTopic
Weesen Abbey
Weesen Abbey (Dominikanerinnenkloster Maria Zuflucht, ODSHLT) is a monastery of Dominican nuns located in Weesen in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The Dominican convent is located at the foot of a terraced hillside in the middle of the town of Weesen on the effluence of the Maag respectively Linth from Walensee. Established in 1256, Weesen is the oldest Dominican monastery of nuns in Switzerland. The buildings and the library (about 8,400 works) respectively archives are listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance.
has abstract
Weesen Abbey (Dominikanerinnen ...... nal and regional significance.
@en
thumbnail
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
48,259,821
Wikipage revision ID
710,610,911
established
1256-10-07
location
map type
name
Dominikanerinnenkloster Maria Zuflucht
Other info
guest house, and offers tempor ...... at includes about 8,400 works.
other names
Maria Zuflucht Abbey; Weesen Nunnery
people
convent consits of 9 nuns and one lay women
Prior
Sister Magdalena
public access
church and guest house open to the public, private area and library/archives restricted
remains
monastery complex of 1688/90
subject
point
47.1354 9.0964
comment
Weesen Abbey (Dominikanerinnen ...... nal and regional significance.
@en
label
Weesen Abbey
@en
lat
4.71354e+1