Benedictine Convent of Saint John
The Abbey of Saint John is an early medieval Benedictine monastery in the Swiss municipality of Val Müstair, 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.
- Catholic monastery
- …is wheelchair accessible
- Description: Benedictine monastery in Müstair, Graubünden, Switzerland, founded in 780
- Also known as“Monastery Church of St John, Müstair”“Saint John Abbey”“Saint John Abbey, Müstair”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of the Convent Muestair and Heiligkreuzkapelle.
Balcun At
Archaeological site
Balcun At 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.
Taufers im Münstertal
Village
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Santa Maria Val Müstair
Village
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Benedictine Convent of Saint John
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Latitude
46.62996° or 46° 37′ 48″ north
Longitude
10.44846° or 10° 26′ 54″ east
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Frisian—“Benedictine Convent of Saint John” 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 Świętego Jana”
- 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: “Abadía de San Juan (Müstair)”
- Spanish: “Abadía de San Juan de Müstair”
- Spanish: “Abadía de San Juan”
- Spanish: “Convento benedictino de San Juan (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 (Müstair)”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de San Juan de Müstair”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de San Juan”
- Swedish: “Johannes döparens konvent”
- Swiss German: “Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann”
- Turkish: “Saint John Manastırı, Müstair”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Святого Іоанна”
- Vietnamese: “Tu viện Thánh Gioan, Müstair”
- Western Frisian: “Benediktynsk kleaster Sankt Johann”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Johann and 39.5 Km.
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