Abbaye de Saint-Maurice | |
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  Location within Switzerland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| 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]
- ^ 1826 painting of the pass and bridge by Richard Parkes Bonington, (website accessed September 27, 2006).
- ^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.