Eibingen Abbey

Eibingen Abbey
Abtei St. Hildegard
Map
49°59′33″N 7°55′41″E / 49.99250°N 7.92806°E / 49.99250; 7.92806
LocationEibingen, Germany
DenominationCatholic
Architecture
StyleRomanesque revival
Groundbreaking1900 (1900)s
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Limburg
Official nameUpper Middle Rhine Valley
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iv, v
Designated2002
Reference no.1066
RegionEurope and North America
Church's interior with paintings of the Beuron Art School

Eibingen Abbey (German: Abtei St. Hildegard, full name: Benedictine Abbey St. Hildegard) is a community of Benedictine nuns in Eibingen near Rüdesheim in Hesse, Germany. Founded by Hildegard of Bingen in 1165, it was dissolved in 1804, but restored, with new buildings, in 1904. The nuns produce wine and crafts. They sing regular services, which have been at times recorded. The church is also used as a concert venue. The abbey is a Rhine Gorge World Heritage Site.