Abbey of Reichenau
Reichenau, Germany
No longer standing
Demolished or destroyed.
Reichenau Abbey was a Benedictine monastery on Reichenau Island in southern Germany, founded in 724 by the itinerant Saint Pirmin. It enjoyed patronage from Charles Martel and, locally, from Count Berthold of the Ahalolfinger and the Alemannian duke Hnabi. The abbey was demolished in 1803, and it is now a World Heritage Site.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- monastery, imperial abbey, religious community
- Heritage
- World Heritage Site
- Place
- Reichenau, Germany
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