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The Abbey of Saint Gall (German: ="de" xml:lang="de" >Fürstabtei St. Gallen) is a Roman Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since 719 and became an independent principality during the 13th century, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. It was founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage. The library at the Abbey is one of the richest medieval libraries in the world. Since 1983 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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  • Abbey of Saint Gall
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  • The Abbey of Saint Gall (German: ="de" xml:lang="de" >Fürstabtei St. Gallen) is a Roman Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since 719 and became an independent principality during the 13th century, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. It was founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage. The library at the Abbey is one of the richest medieval libraries in the world. Since 1983 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Era
  • Middle Ages
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event pre
  • Abbey founded
year start
  • 1207(xsd:integer)
event post
conventional long name
  • Imperial Abbey of Saint Gall
date pre
  • 719(xsd:integer)
date post
  • 22(xsd:integer)
  • 1803(xsd:integer)
Status
  • Abbey
Country
  • Switzerland
Type
  • Cultural
Session
  • 7(xsd:integer)
event end
  • Secularised to Helv. Rep.
  • canton of Säntis
State Party
  • Switzerland
Region
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  • Canton of Säntis
Continent
  • Europe
WHS
  • Abbey of Saint Gall
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  • border|22x20px →
year end
  • 1798(xsd:integer)
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  • Republiquehelv.svg
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  • Gained Reichsfreiheit
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  • 1712(xsd:integer)
  • 1451-08-17(xsd:date)
government type
  • Principality
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  • 20(xsd:integer)
Event
  • Became Swiss protectorate
  • Pillaged by the Swiss
native name
  • Fürstabtei St. Gallen
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  • Coa Abbey Saint Gall.svg
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  • 268(xsd:integer)
Empire
  • Holy Roman Empire
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  • Duchy of Swabia
Criteria
  • ii, iv
Capital
  • St Gallen
Year
  • 1983(xsd:integer)
Common name
  • Saint Gall Abbey
abstract
  • The Abbey of Saint Gall (German: ="de" xml:lang="de" >Fürstabtei St. Gallen) is a Roman Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since 719 and became an independent principality during the 13th century, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. It was founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage. The library at the Abbey is one of the richest medieval libraries in the world. Since 1983 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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