Schottenstift (Vienna, Austria)

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Name (Latin)
Schottenstift (Vienna, Austria)
Other forms of name
Benediktinerabtei Unserer Lieben Frau zu den Schotten in Wien
Schottenstift in Wien
Benediktinerabtei Unserer Lieben Frau zu den Schotten, Vienna
Monasterium B.M.V. ad Scotos, Vienna
Schottenabtei, Vienna
Schottenkloster, Vienna
Schottenstift, Vienna
Unsere Liebe Frau zu den Schotten (Monastery), Vienna
Vienna. Benediktinerabtei Unserer Lieben Frau zu den Schotten
Vienna. Monasterium B.M.V. ad Scotos
Vienna. Schottenstift
Vienna. Unsere Liebe Frau zu den Schotten (Benedictine abbey)
Wiener Schottenstift
Coordinates
16.36444444 16.36444444 48.21194444 48.21194444 (gooearth )
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 124959371
Wikidata: Q549585
Library of congress: n 81002761
Sources of Information
  • Die irischen Mönche des Wiener Schottenklosters (1155-1418), 2025:cover page 4 (Schottenstift in Wien; Benediktinerabtei Unserer Lieben Frau zu den Schotten in Wien)
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Wikipedia description:

The Schottenstift (English: Scottish Abbey), formally called Benediktinerabtei unserer Lieben Frau zu den Schotten (English: Benedictine Abbey of Our Dear Lady of the Scots), is a Catholic monastery founded in Vienna in 1155 when Henry II of Austria brought Irish monks to Vienna. The monks did not come directly from Ireland, but came instead from the Scots Monastery in Regensburg, Germany. Since 1625, the abbey has been a member of the Austrian Congregation, which since 1893 has been part of the Benedictine Confederation.

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