Weesen Abbey
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Weesen Abbey (German: 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 friary 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.
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Monastery information | |
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Other names | Maria Zuflucht Abbey; Weesen Nunnery |
Order | Dominican Order |
Established | 7 October 1256 |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur |
Controlled churches | 1 |
People | |
Founder(s) | Rudolf IV von Rapperswil |
Prior | Sister Magdalena (ODSHLT) |
Important associated figures | convent consists of 9 nuns and one lay women (as of 2015) |
Site | |
Location | Weesen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 47°08′07″N 9°05′47″E |
Visible remains | monastery complex of 1688/90 |
Public access | church and guest house open to the public, private area and library/archives restricted |
Other information | guest house, and offers temporary stays (Kloster auf Zeit) for women between 18 and 40 years. In addition, the nuns provide pastoral care, run a cloister shop and a bakery that bakes eucharistic breads, as well as an atelier that produces candles and icons. The nunnery also houses a well known collection of theological literature that includes about 8,400 works. |
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