Eibingen Abbey

Eibingen Abbey, in German Abtei St. Hildegard, full name Benedictine Abbey of St. Hildegard, is a community of Benedictine nuns in Eibingen near Rüdesheim in Hesse, Germany.

The original community here was founded in 1165 by Hildegard von Bingen, and was dissolved at the beginning of the 19th century during the secularisation of this part of Germany.

The present community was established here by Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg in 1904 and re-settled from St. Gabriel's Abbey, Bertholdstein. The nunnery belongs to the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation.

In 1941, the nuns were expelled by the National Socialists; they were not able to return until 1945.

In 1988, the sisters founded Marienrode Priory at Hildesheim, which became independent of Eibingen in 1998.

The nuns work in the vineyard and in the craft workshops, besides undertaking the traditional duties of hospitality. They can be heard (but not seen) singing their regular services.

The abbey is a Rhine Gorge World Heritage Site. The church has been used for concerts of the Rheingau Musik Festival, such as a "BachTrompetenGala" with , organ.

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