Saint John Abbey

The Abbey of Saint John is an early medieval Benedictine monastery in the municipality of , in the Canton of Graubünden. By reason of its exceptionally well-preserved heritage of Carolingian art, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Benedictine monastery in Müstair, Graubünden, Switzerland, founded in 780
  • Also known as: “Benedictine Convent of Saint John”, “Kloster St. Johann”, “Monastery Church of St John, Müstair”, and “Saint John Abbey, Müstair”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the Convent Muestair and Heiligkreuzkapelle.

Museum
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Church
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is a church.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km southeast of Saint John Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Müstair and Taufers im Münstertal.

Village
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is a village in the municipality in the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden. In 2009 merged with , , , and to form Val .

Village
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is a comune in in northern , located about 70 kilometres west of the city of , on the border with .

Village
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is a village in the municipality in the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden. In 2009 merged with , , , and to form the municipality of Val Müstair. is situated 3½ km southwest of Saint John Abbey.

Saint John Abbey

Latitude
46.62996° or 46° 37′ 48″ north
Longitude
10.44846° or 10° 26′ 54″ east
Elevation
1,250 metres (4,101 feet)
Open location code
8FRGJCHX+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 238637315
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Geo­Names ID
11887958
Wiki­data ID
Q757067
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Frisian—“Saint John Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Joanen abadia”
  • Burmese: “စိန့်ဂျွန် ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း ၊ မတ်စ်တဲ”
  • Catalan: “Convent benedictí de Sant Joan”
  • Chinese: “米兹泰尔的木笃会圣约翰女修道院”
  • Chinese: “米施泰尔的本笃会圣约翰女修道院”
  • Chinese: “米茲泰爾的木篤會聖約翰女修道院”
  • Chinese: “聖約翰修道院”
  • Croatian: “Benediktinski samostan St. Johann”
  • Croatian: “Müstairski samostan Svetog Ivana”
  • Czech: “Klášter svatého Jana”
  • Dutch: “Benedictijner abdij Sankt Johann”
  • Dutch: “Benedictijns klooster Sankt Johann”
  • Dutch: “Kloosterkerk Sankt Johann”
  • Dutch: “Kloosterkerk Sint Johann”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير القديس يوحنا”
  • Esperanto: “Benediktanina Monaĥejo Sankta Johano”
  • Finnish: “St. Johannin benediktiiniluostari”
  • French: “Abbaye Saint-Jean-des-Sœurs”
  • French: “Couvent benedictin de Saint-Jean-des-Soeurs”
  • French: “Couvent benedictin de Saint-Jean-des-Sœurs”
  • French: “couvent bénédictin de Saint-Jean-des-Sœurs”
  • French: “Couvent bénédictin de Saint-Jean-des-Sœurs”
  • French: “Couvent bénédictin Saint-Jean-des-Sœurs”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა იოანეს ბენედიქტელთა მონასტერი”
  • German: “Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann”
  • German: “Benediktinerkloster St. Johann”
  • German: “Kloster Müstair (Claustra Son Jon)”
  • German: “Kloster Müstair”
  • Hebrew: “המנזר הבנדיקטיני של יוחנן הקדוש במיסטר”
  • Hindi: “सेंट जॉन एबी”
  • Hindi: “सेंट जॉन चर्च”
  • Hungarian: “Müstairi Szent János-kolostor”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “Convento benedettino di San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “Convento San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “monastero di San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “Monastero di San Giovanni”
  • Japanese: “ザンクト・ヨハン修道院”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Jono benediktinų vienuolynas”
  • Maltese: “Kunvent Benedittin ta‘ San Ġwann f’Müstair”
  • Maltese: “Kunvent Benedittin ta’ San Ġwann f’Müstair”
  • Persian: “صومعه سنت جان”
  • Polish: “Klasztor benedyktynów św. Jana”
  • Polish: “Klasztor benedyktyński Św. Jana w Münstair”
  • Polish: “Klasztor benedyktyński św. Jana w Müstair”
  • Polish: “Klasztor benedyktyński Św. Jana w Müstair”
  • Portuguese: “Convento Beneditino de São João”
  • Portuguese: “Convento de São João”
  • Romansh: “Claustra benedictina da Son Jon”
  • Russian: “Бенедиктинский монастырь Святого Иоанна”
  • Slovak: “Benediktínsky kláštor svätého Jána”
  • Slovenian: “Benediktinski samostan sv. Janeza, Müstair”
  • Spanish: “Convento benedictino de San Juan en Munstair”
  • Spanish: “Convento benedictino de San Juan en Münstair”
  • Spanish: “Convento benedictino de San Juan”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Juan”
  • Swedish: “Johannes döparens konvent”
  • Swiss German: “Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann”
  • Turkish: “Saint John Manastırı, Müstair”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Святого Іоанна”
  • Vietnamese: “Tu viện Thánh Gioan, Müstair”
  • Western Frisian: “Benediktynsk kleaster Sankt Johann”

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