Grimmenstein monastery

Grimmenstein
Kloster Grimmenstein
Grimmenstein monastery is located in Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Grimmenstein monastery
Location within Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Grimmenstein monastery is located in Switzerland
Grimmenstein monastery
Grimmenstein monastery (Switzerland)
Monastery information
Full nameSt. Ottilia, Grimmenstein
OrderThird Order of Saint Francis
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established1378/1424
DioceseSaint Gallen
Site
LocationWalzenhausen
CountrySwitzerland
Coordinates47°26′36.24″N 9°36′45.72″E / 47.4434000°N 9.6127000°E / 47.4434000; 9.6127000

Grimmenstein Monastery is a monastery of Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis in Walzenhausen in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. While it is located in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, the buildings and grounds are a small exclave of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden.[1]

  1. ^ Grimmenstein (Kloster) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.