Einsiedeln Abbey

The Abbey of Einsiedeln is one of the most important baroque monastic sites. On the site ofthe cell of thehermit Meinrad a Benedictine monastery was built in the early Middle Ages. Over the course of time, apilgrimage developed, first to the chapel built on the site of Meinrad s cell, then to the first image of theVirgin Mary, consecrated by the Lord, in this chapel. Even today, the chapel with the miraculous statue ofthe Black Madonna is still the destination of a pilgrimage that radiates far and wide. The present abbey wasbuilt in the Baroque period according to the plans of Brother Caspar Moosbrugger, with the church in thecentre and the monastery square in front. The abbey has survived all the storms of time, the Reformationand the suppression during the French invasion, and still houses a lively Benedictine monastery.

Product details

• Authors: Markus Bamert, Markus et al Bamert, Georges Descoeudres, et al, P. Gregor Jäggi
• Publisher: SHAS-GSK Societe d'histoire de l'art en Suisse
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2021
• EAN: 9783037977781
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3797778-1
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Schweizerische Kunstführer
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Swissness, entdecken, Abbey, Schwyz, baroque, Middle Ages, Benedictine monastery, Hermit Meinrad