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Griffen Abbey

Griffen Abbey
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The former Premonstratensian Canonry of Stift Griffen, also known as St. Maria in Griffental, is situated west of the market town of Griffen in Carinthia. It features a Romanesque core church, Baroque monastic buildings to the northwest, and is encircled by a high Gothic defensive wall.

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The establishment of the monastery in 1236 by Bishop Eckbert of Bamberg, adjacent to the existing parish church in Oberndorf, significantly influenced the development of the Griffen region. Canons from the Thuringian Vessra Abbey were called to this location. As the sole Premonstratensian monastery in Carinthia and Inner Austria, its members, also known as Norbertines, focused on pastoral care and communal prayer. Pope Gregory IX confirmed the extensive possessions of the new foundation in 1237. The completion and consecration of the monastery and the new St. Mary's Church in Haslach, now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, took place in 1272 by Bishop Herbert of Lavant.

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