Saint Paul's Abbey, Lavanttal

Saint Paul's Abbey
Stift Paul im Lavanttal
Monastery complex
Religion
AffiliationChristian
DistrictWolfsberg
RiteCatholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMonastery
PatronSaint Paul
Year consecrated991, 1090
StatusActive
Location
LocationSankt Paul im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria
MunicipalitySankt Paul im Lavanttal
StateCarinthia
Architecture
TypeCastle (before 991), Monastery
StyleBaroque, Gothic, Romanesque
FounderEngelbert I, Margrave of Istria
Groundbreaking991

Saint Paul's Abbey in Lavanttal (German: Stift St. Paul im Lavanttal) is a Benedictine monastery established in 1091 near the present-day market town of Sankt Paul im Lavanttal in the Austrian state of Carinthia. The premises centered on the Romanesque monastery church were largely rebuilt in a Baroque style in the 17th century.

The abbey was dissolved in 1782 by decree of Emperor Joseph II, but resettled in 1809 with monks descending from St. Blaise Abbey in the Black Forest.