Kirche Sankt Laurenzen

Kirche Sankt Laurenzen is a church in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen. Kirche Sankt Laurenzen is situated nearby to Church of St. Lawrence, as well as near the monastery Abbey of Saint Gall.

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Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and Abbey Library.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage. Abbey of Saint Gall is situated 130 metres south of Kirche Sankt Laurenzen.

Abbey Library

Museum

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The Abbey library of St Gall is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1983, the library, as well as the Abbey of St Gall, were designated a World Heritage Site, as "an outstanding example of a large Carolingian monastery and was, since the 8th century until its secularisation in 1805, one of the most important cultural centres in Europe". Abbey Library is situated 210 metres south of Kirche Sankt Laurenzen.