Einsiedeln Abbey

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Einsiedeln Abbey

Kloster Einsiedeln
Location within Canton of Schwyz Show map of Canton of Schwyz Einsiedeln Abbey (Switzerland) Show map of Switzerland
Monastery information
Order	Order of Saint Benedict
Established	934
Dedicated to	Our Lady of the Hermits
Diocese	Einsiedeln territorial abbey
People
Founder(s)	Eberhard of Strasbourg
Abbot	Urban Federer O.S.B.
Prior	Daniel Emmenegger O.S.B.
Important associated figures	Saint Meinrad
Architecture
Style	Baroque (1704/1735)
Site
Location	Einsiedeln, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland
Coordinates	47°07′36″N 08°45′5.3″E / 47.12667°N 8.751472°E / 47.12667; 8.751472
Public access	allowed
Other information	place of pilgrimage, gymnasium (Swiss Matura, 400 students), work shops, plant nursery, viniculture, stud
Website	https://www.kloster-einsiedeln.ch

Einsiedeln Abbey (German: Kloster Einsiedeln) is a Catholic monastery administered by the Benedictine Order in the village of Einsiedeln, Switzerland.

The Abbey of Einsiedeln is one of the most important baroque monastic sites and the largest place of pilgrimage in Switzerland.^[1]

The Black Madonna of Einsiedeln in the Chapel of Grace attracts around 800,000 pilgrims and tourists every year. The community of Benedictine monks has around 40 members. The monastery is not under the jurisdiction of a diocese or a bishop because it is a territorial abbey.^[2]

The abbey operates a private high school along with a winery, sawmill, restaurant and other small businesses in order to support itself.^[3]