St. Erentraud's Abbey, Kellenried, otherwise Kellenried Abbey, is a

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nunnery in Kellenried. The abbey belongs to the town of

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Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, Germany. The nunnery was founded by the

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in 1924. The first nuns came from St. Hemma's Abbey in Gurk, Carinthia, and from St. Gabriel's Abbey in Schloss Bertholdstein. The abbey was named after St. Erentraud of Salzburg, first

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Nonnberg Abbey Nonnberg Abbey (german: Stift Nonnberg) is a Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria. Founded by Saint Rupert of Salzburg, it is the oldest continuously existing nunnery in the German-speaking world. The monastery complex is today a protected ...

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. The abbey church was built by Adolf J. Lorenz in 1923–24 in the

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style. In 1926 the monastery was raised to the status of an abbey. In 1940 the nuns were expelled from the premises by the

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, but returned in 1945. The abbey owns a Baroque

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, the oldest figure of which is from the 17th century, that is displayed annually from Christmas until 2 February. Apart from the traditional duties of hospitality, the nuns engage in various crafts and also run a shop in Kellenried where they sell nativity figures and hand-made candles.

External links

Abbey Website
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