St. Florian Monastery - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
St. Florian Monastery - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
St. Florian Monastery () is an Augustinian monastery in the town of Sankt Florian, Austria. Founded in the early ninth century, and later refounded by Augustinians in the eleventh century, St. Florian is the largest monastery in Upper Austria, and rivals Melk Abbey and Klosterneuburg Monastery as among the most impressive examples of Baroque architecture in Austria.Parsons 2000, p. 257. The monastery is dedicated to Saint Florian, whose fourth century grave lies beneath the monastery.Baumgartner 2001, p. 2. Read more on Wikipedia
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