Nonnberg Abbey

Nonnberg Abbey
Nonnberg Abbey, aerial view
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
Year consecrated714
StatusConvent
Location
LocationSalzburg, Austria
StateSalzburg
Shown within Austria
SectorSt. John's Chapel
Coordinates47°47′46″N 13°03′06″E / 47.79611°N 13.05167°E / 47.79611; 13.05167
Architecture
TypeMonastery
StyleRomanesque, Gothic
FounderSaint Rupert of Salzburg

Nonnberg Abbey (German: Stift Nonnberg) is a Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria. 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 Heritage Site since 1996.

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