For over 900 years, life in the Benedictine Monastery of Monte Maria has been carried out according to the rule of St. Benedict... #tuttitaly
On a mountain above the village of Burgusio, the imposing Benedictine Abbey of Monte Maria has stood out since the 12th century, the cultural and spiritual center of the entire Venosta Valley.
The Abbey rises at 1340 m. It is the highest in Europe and is one of the most important monasteries in historic Tyrol.
Founded by the nobles of Tarasp, it is a historical place of peace, work, and prayer, a source of inspiration for the local population and its visitors.
The Abbey includes the baroque church with three naves, the cloister, the garden, the chapel of San Egidio, and the library with unique volumes.
The oldest part of the building is the Romanesque-Byzantine crypt, in which ancient Roman frescoes are of great value.
In the treasurer's part of the building, the Monte Maria Museum, in addition to the spiritual interpretation of the Romanesque frescoes in the crypt, provides an impression of monastic life based on the rule of St. Benedict "ora et labora" as well as historical events.
Curiosity: the first Vinschger Paarlbrot, a brown bread characteristic of the Valley, was baked in the abbey.
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