Church & Art
After the fire of 1865 the church was rebuilt partly on Romanesque-Gothic foundations by the architect Wilhelm Bücher in 1866-1869.
Patterned on Regensburg Cathedral, the Admont Minster was one of the first Neogothic sacred building in Austria. The Romanesque side portals date from the 12th century. The two West towers are just under 76 m high. The façade bears figures of St. Benedict and St. Scolastica. A pointed gable with the figure of the Monasterys patron, St. Blaise, crowns the portal.
The interior is a nave with two aisles, each with five side chapels and six altars. The picture of the Altar of Our Lady, Maria Immaculata, by Martino Altomonte (1657-1745) is framed by 15 carved medallions of the Rosary Secrets by the sculptor Josef Stammel. Both works of art created in 1726 were spared by the fire.
Josef Stammels famous Christmas scene is kept in a side chapel. It is on view from 25 December to 2 February. The Gothic crucifix under the triumphal arch from 1518 has been ascribed to Andreas Lackner. The white Carrera marble High Altar is crowned by a statue of St. Blaise. The choir is hung with large tapestries from the early 18th century by Frater Benno Haan. A Baroque Corpus Christi from the workshop of Johann Meinrad Guggenbichler can be found in the St. Benedict Chapel.
The rhythm of the life of the church is determined by prayer, the fulfilment of the manifold tasks in pastoral care, school, culture and in the social field and through the personal deeping of life. In this God always stands in the centre. This is particularly expressed in the lifestyle of the Admont Benedictines, whereby the church is seen to be the centre of the Monastery.
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Patterned on Regensburg Cathedral, the Admont Minster was one of the first Neogothic sacred building in Austria. The Romanesque side portals date from the 12th century. The two West towers are just under 76 m high. The façade bears figures of St. Benedict and St. Scolastica. A pointed gable with the figure of the Monasterys patron, St. Blaise, crowns the portal.
The interior is a nave with two aisles, each with five side chapels and six altars. The picture of the Altar of Our Lady, Maria Immaculata, by Martino Altomonte (1657-1745) is framed by 15 carved medallions of the Rosary Secrets by the sculptor Josef Stammel. Both works of art created in 1726 were spared by the fire.
Josef Stammels famous Christmas scene is kept in a side chapel. It is on view from 25 December to 2 February. The Gothic crucifix under the triumphal arch from 1518 has been ascribed to Andreas Lackner. The white Carrera marble High Altar is crowned by a statue of St. Blaise. The choir is hung with large tapestries from the early 18th century by Frater Benno Haan. A Baroque Corpus Christi from the workshop of Johann Meinrad Guggenbichler can be found in the St. Benedict Chapel.
The rhythm of the life of the church is determined by prayer, the fulfilment of the manifold tasks in pastoral care, school, culture and in the social field and through the personal deeping of life. In this God always stands in the centre. This is particularly expressed in the lifestyle of the Admont Benedictines, whereby the church is seen to be the centre of the Monastery.
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