Abbaye de Saint-Maurice | |
Monastery information | |
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Other names | Saint-Maurice-en-Valais |
Order | Canons Regular of St. Augustine |
Established | 515 |
Dedicated to | Saint Maurice |
People | |
Founder(s) | Sigismund of Burgundy |
Abbot | Most Rev. Jean César Scarcella, C.R.A. |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Abbey |
Heritage designation | Cultural Property of National Significance |
Style | Romanesque |
Site | |
Location | Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 46°13′10″N 7°00′12″E / 46.219358°N 7.003451°E |
Public access | yes |
Official name | Abbaye de St-Maurice d'Agaune |
Reference no. | 7114 |
The Abbey of Saint Maurice, Agaunum (French: Abbaye de Saint-Maurice d'Agaune or Saint-Maurice-en-Valais) is a Swiss monastery of canons regular in Saint-Maurice, Canton of Valais, which dates from the 6th century. It is situated against a cliff in a section of the road between Geneva and the Simplon Pass (to northern Italy).[1] The abbey itself is a territorial abbacy and not part of any diocese. It is best known for its connection to the martyrdom of the Theban Legion, its original practice of perpetual psalmody, and a collection of art and antiquity.
The abbey is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[2]