Nonnberg Abbey

Nonnberg Abbey (Deutsch. Stift Nonnberg) is a Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria.

History

It was founded ca. 714 by Saint Rupert of Salzburg and is the oldest women's religious house in the German-speaking world. Its first abbess was Saint Erentrudis of Salzburg, who was either a niece or a sister of Saint Rupert.

The abbey's endowment was provided by Theodebert, Duke of Bavaria, and augmented by Emperor Henry II, who was also Duke of Bavaria.

The abbey was independent of the founding house from 987 and was re-built in about 1000. This building was largely destroyed in a fire of 1423. Reconstruction took place between 1464 and 1509. In 1624 the church was enlarged by the addition of three side chapels. A refurbishment in the Baroque style took place in the 1880s.

Through Maria Augusta Kutschera, later Maria Augusta von Trapp, who was a postulant in the abbey after World War I and whose life was the basis for the film The Sound of Music, the abbey has acquired international fame.

Commemorative coin

The Abbey was recently selected as main motif for the Austrian Nonnberg Abbey commemorative coin minted on April 5, 2006. This was the first coin of the series "Great Abbeys of Austria". It shows the Benedictine convent of Nonnberg Abbey. On the hilltop in the background, the castle of Hohensalzburg and the Kajetaner church can be seen.

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2 January 2022
This is the famous monastery from 'The Sound of Music' with the gate and everything still intact!
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Nonnberggasse 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria Get directions
Fri 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
Sat 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
Sun 9:00 AM–7:00 PM
Mon 11:00 AM–6:00 PM
Tue 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Wed 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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