Saint Paul's Abbey, Lavanttal
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Saint Paul's Abbey in Lavanttal (German: Stift St. Paul im Lavanttal) is a Benedictine monastery established in 1091 near the present-day market town of Sankt Paul im Lavanttal in the Austrian state of Carinthia. The premises centered on the Romanesque monastery church were largely rebuilt in a Baroque style in the 17th century.
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Saint Paul's Abbey | |
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Stift Paul im Lavanttal | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Christian |
District | Wolfsberg |
Rite | Catholic |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Monastery |
Patron | Saint Paul |
Year consecrated | 991, 1090 |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria |
Municipality | Sankt Paul im Lavanttal |
State | Carinthia |
Architecture | |
Type | Castle (before 991), Monastery |
Style | Baroque, Gothic, Romanesque |
Founder | Engelbert I, Margrave of Istria |
Groundbreaking | 991 |
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The abbey was dissolved in 1782 by decree of Emperor Joseph II, but resettled in 1809 with monks descending from St. Blaise Abbey in the Black Forest.