Marienberg Abbey

Marienberg Abbey
(Abtei Marienberg/Abbazia Monte Maria)
Marienberg Abbey
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceSouth Tyrol
Location
LocationMals, Italy
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque/Baroque
Groundbreaking8c
Marienberg Abbey
Church of Marienberg Abbey

Marienberg Abbey (German: Abtei Marienberg; Italian: Abbazia Monte Maria) is a Benedictine abbey in Mals, Vinschgau in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It was founded in 1149 or 1150 by Ulrich von Tarasp and other nobles.

It has maintained a long tradition of education and, at 1,340 m, it is Europe’s highest abbey. It retains a Baroque style with Romanesque elements, and has some well-maintained frescos.