Uznach Abbey

Uznach Abbey
Monastery information
Other namesSt Otmar's Abbey
OrderCongregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien, Order of Saint Benedict
EstablishedSeptember 16, 1919
Mother houseSt. Ottilien Archabbey
Dedicated toSt Otmar
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Sankt Gallen
People
Founder(s)Fr Adelrich Mühlebach, OSB
PriorAdelrich Staub (Prior Administrator)
Site
LocationUznach, St Gallen, Switzerland

St Otmar's Abbey, Uznach, Switzerland, is a monastery of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien. It was established in the wake of World War I to expand the Congregation's resources beyond Germany. To this day, the monastery continues to procure funds and send personnel to Benedictine missions in the Global South. The current superior of the monastic community is Fr Adelrich Staub, Prior Administrator.


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