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Nonnberg Abbey ( German: Stift Nonnberg) is a Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria. [1] Founded c. 712/715 by Saint Rupert of Salzburg, it is the oldest continuously existing nunnery in the German-speaking world. The monastery complex is today a protected monument and part of the Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg, a UNESCO World ...
Jul 12, 2023 · Visiting Information. As you might have read previously, while Nonnberg Abbey welcomes visitors, not all areas of the monastic compound are open to the public. The nuns still reside in the monastery, so visitors are only permitted to explore the church, garden, and cemetery. Entry is free, however, you might want to bring 50 cents to enable the ...
Nonnberg Abbey and The Sound of Music. Nonnberg Abbey became famous all around the world through the movie “The Sound of Music”. Unlike the film portrays the story, Maria Auguste Kutschera wasn’t a nun yet but only a novice and governess in the abbey’s school before she was sent to the widowed Baron von Trapp’s house to temporarily ...
Nonnberg Abbey was founded between 711-715. The early history of the convent's construction is unclear. What is known, however, is that Emperor Henry II built a Romanesque basilica around the turn of the millennium, which was consecrated to the Holy Mother of God in 1009 and has since then been the second oldest Marian church in Salzburg.
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Nonnberg Nunnery aka Abbey was founded between 713 and 715 and is considered to be the oldest nunnery in the World that existed with no interruptions. The official founder of the nunnery is St. Rupert, but he transferred the responsibility to his sister St. Erentrudis. The nunnery′s church Maria Himmelfahrt is Salzburg′s oldest church ...
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The large Nonnberg Convent includes the Church of St. Maria Himmelfahrt (Late Gothic, rebuilt 1464-1506), the cloisters, a hall, the nuns' cells, a refectory (dining hall), the old abbey, St. John’s Chapel, and the Pieta chapel.