Ancient Origins– Founded during the 8th century, the Abbey of St. Gall has served both the Church and scholars over the years. Its library has a particular draw because it is one of the oldest and most important monastic libraries in the world.
The Abbey of St. Gall was an important monastery located in St. Gallen, a town in the northeastern Swiss canton of the same name. It continued to serve its monastic function until it was secularized in the early 19th century. Several decades later, the former abbey church was consecrated as a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen.
Establishing the Abbey
The story of the Abbey of St. Gall begins with the Irish monk St. Gallus, a follower of the Irish missionary, St. Columbanus. According to tradition, in the year 612/613, St. Gallus was travelling southwards from Lake Constance into a forest when he received a divine sign (though various versions exist, most of them involve a bear). As a result of this, the monk decided to establish his hermitage on that spot. READ MORE
How long until the new Swedish muzzies learn about that.
Abbey of St. Gaul…that’s not in Wakanda, I’m guessing.
The Swiss need to prepare their arms to protect that library from invading muzzies.
When Europe falls it will become a Mosque.
Reboot: Switzerland is not Sweden. Not yet.
I’m proud to say that the Abby was one of my favorite hangouts in my younger days, I grew up barely 49 km southwest from it.
It’s one of my most beautiful memories.
Can anyone explain why we should give a rat’s ass about a nest of bureaucratic functionaries stamping a UNESCO seal of approval on important places and things around the world?
Beautiful. Another place I would very much like to visit.
Pope Syphilis The Worst will bend over and release the property deed to Europe’s Caliph in 2020.