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Nonnberg Abbey () is a Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria. Founded by Saint Rupert of Salzburg, it is the oldest continuously existing convent in the German-speaking world. The monastery complex is today a protected monument and part of the Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. "Nonnberg Abbey", Religiana
The abbey's endowment was provided by the Agilolfings duke Theodo of Bavaria and his successor Theodbert. The abbey became independent of the founding house from 987. The nuns, all of noble birth, held extended estates up the Salzach river in the south of the city. The obligation of nobility for the nuns – a prerequisite for admission to the convent – which had existed since the Middle Ages, was abolished in 1848. The convent's possessions were later augmented by Emperor Henry II, who was also Duke of Bavaria.
After a blaze about 1006, the abbey church was re-built with the support of Henry II; he and his consort Cunigunde of Luxembourg attended the consecration in 1009. This Romanesque building was again largely destroyed in a fire of 1423. Reconstruction took place between 1464 and 1509. In 1624 the church was enlarged by the addition of three side chapels. A refurbishment in the Baroque style took place in the 1880s.
The Benedictine rule was implemented under Archbishop Conrad I of Salzburg in the early 12th century. The late Gothic winged altar with the statue of Mary is the centrepiece of the abbey church.
About 195 manuscripts dating from the 14th to the 18th century have been copied to film by the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library. "Nonnberg (Abbey). Stiftsbibliothek", HMML
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Present day
The nuns sing Gregorian Chorals every morning at 6:45, and in the evenings at different times. "Nonnberg Abbey", Tourismus Salzburg GmbH
Commemorative coin
The Abbey was selected as main motif for the Austrian Nonnberg Abbey commemorative coin minted on April 5, 2006. This was the first coin of the series "Great Abbeys of Austria". It shows the Benedictine convent of Nonnberg Abbey. On the hilltop in the background, Hohensalzburg Fortress and the Kajetaner church can be seen. The abbey and fortress are connected by the Reisszug, one of the world's oldest extant railways.
In popular culture
At Nonnberg the story of Maria von Trapp began, who became a Postulancy there in 1924 and whose life was the basis for the 1959 Broadway musical and 1965 film, The Sound of Music. The abbess during Maria's time at Nonnberg was Virgilia Lütz (1869-1949). Some scenes from the movie were filmed at the abbey.Hirsch, Julia Antopol. The Sound of Music: The Making of America's Favorite Movie. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1993,
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Categories: Official, Benedictine Monasteries In Austria, Christian Monasteries Established In The 8th Century, Benedictine Nunneries In Austria, Monasteries In Salzburg, Tourist Attractions In Salzburg, 714 Establishments, Churches Completed In The 710s, Establishments In The Prince-archbishopric Of Salzburg
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