Benedictine Convent of Saint John

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: “Monastery Church of St John, Müstair”, “Saint John Abbey”, 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 Benedictine Convent of Saint John.

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 Benedictine Convent of Saint John.

Benedictine Convent of Saint John

Latitude
46.62996° or 46° 37′ 48″ north
Longitude
10.44846° or 10° 26′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FRGJCHX+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q757067
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Frisian—“Benedictine Convent of Saint John” goes by many names.

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