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St. Mang's Abbey, Füssen
St. Mang's Abbey, Füssen or Füssen Abbey () was a Order of St. Benedict, Benedictine monastery in Füssen in Bavaria, Germany. It was founded in the 9th century, and dissolved during the post-Napoleonic German mediatisation, secularisation of Bavaria. History The Benedictine abbey of Saint Mang was founded in the first half of the 9th century as a proprietary monastery of the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg, Prince-Bishops of Augsburg. The reason for its foundation goes back to the hermit Magnus of Füssen (otherwise known as Saint Mang) and his Benedictine brother Theodor, both from the Abbey of Saint Gall, who built a cell and an oratory here, where he died on 6 September, although there is no record of which year. The saint's body, amid miracles, was discovered Incorruptibility, uncorrupted, a proof of his sanctity, and the veneration of St. Mang was the spiritual basis of the monastery. The foundation was not however solely spiritually motivated; there were practical poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerial Image Of The Abbey Of Saint Mang (view From The Southwest)
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