Adeliges weltliches Chorfrauenstift St. Fridolin, Säckingen

Monastery in Bad Säckingen, Germany, dating from 0501

Säckingen Abbey is a former Roman Catholic abbey located in Bad Säckingen, Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The Abbey was founded in the 6th or 7th century by Fridolin of Säckingen, an Irish monk. While the Abbey had both monks and nuns, only the nuns' convent grew to be an important religious, economic and cultural institution for the entire upper Rhine.

From Säckingen Abbey on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Type:
Monastery

Period:
0501

Where:
Bad Säckingen, Germany

Coordinates:
47.55°N, 7.95°E

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