St. Marx Abbey
St. Marx Abbey or St. Mark's Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery in Gueberschwihr in Alsace, founded in about 1105. Since 1845 it has been the principal house of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Marc, rebuilt in 1852 after a disastrous fire.- Farm village
- …lies at an elevation of 504 metres (1,654 feet)
- …is also known as “St. Marx”
- Description: convent located in Haut-Rhin, in France
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Pantaléon de Gueberschwihr and Chapelle de la Vierge de Gueberschwihr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husseren-les-Châteaux and Three castles of Husseren-les-Châteaux.
Three castles of Husseren-les-Châteaux
Locality
St. Marx Abbey
- Category: abbey
- Location
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Latitude
48.00722° or 48° 0′ 26″ north
Longitude
7.25028° or 7° 15′ 1″ east
Open location code
8FW92742+V4
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“St. Marx Abbey” goes by many names.
- French: “couvent Saint-Marc de Gueberschwihr”
- French: “couvent Saint-Marc”
- French: “Couvent Saint-Marc”
- French: “prieuré Saint-Marc de Gueberschwihr”
- French: “prieuré Saint-Marc”
- German: “Kloster St. Marx”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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