St. Florian Monastery

St. Florian Monastery
St. Florian Monastery in Sankt Florian, Austria
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
Year consecrated1071
Location
LocationSankt Florian, Austria
StateLinz-Land District, Upper Austria
St. Florian Monastery is located in Austria
St. Florian Monastery
Shown within Austria
Geographic coordinates48°12′26″N 14°22′44″E / 48.207251°N 14.378765°E / 48.207251; 14.378765
Architecture
Architect(s)Carlo Antonio Carlone
Jakob Prandtauer
TypeMonastery
StyleBaroque
FounderBishop Altmann of Passau

St. Florian Monastery (German: Stift Sankt Florian) is an Augustinian monastery in the town of Sankt Florian, Austria. Founded in the early ninth century, and later refounded by Augustinians in the eleventh century, St. Florian is the largest monastery in Upper Austria, and rivals Melk Abbey and Klosterneuburg Monastery as among the most impressive examples of Baroque architecture in Austria.[1] The monastery is dedicated to Saint Florian,[Note 1] whose fourth century grave lies beneath the monastery.[2]

  1. ^ Parsons 2000, p. 257.
  2. ^ Baumgartner 2001, p. 2.


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