Vorau Abbey

Vorau Abbey
Stift Vorau
Aerial view of Vorau Abbey
Monastery information
OrderAustrian Congregation of Canons Regular
DenominationCatholic Church
Established1163 (1163)
DioceseDiocese of Graz-Seckau
People
Founder(s)Ottokar III of Styria
Site
LocationVorau, Styria, Austria
Coordinates47°24′03″N 15°53′21″E / 47.40083°N 15.88917°E / 47.40083; 15.88917
Websitewww.stift-vorau.at

Vorau Abbey (German: Stift Vorau) is an abbey of the Austrian Congregation of Canons Regular located in Vorau, Styria, Austria. Founded in 1163, it contains an ornate Viennese High Baroque collegiate church and library that date to the 18th century.