Midnight Mass 2023. The Territorial Abbey Of Einsiedeln Abbey, Switzerland (Our Lady Of The Hermits).
All Photo Credits: Jean-Marie Duvoisin.
All Illustrations: EINSIEDELN ABBEY
Einsiedeln Abbey (German: Kloster Einsiedeln) is a Catholic Monastery administered by the Benedictine Order in the village of Einsiedeln, Switzerland.
The Abbey is Dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, in recognition of Meinrad of Einsiedeln, a hermit Catholic Saint. The Monastery is not under the jurisdiction of a Diocese or a Bishop because it is a Territorial Abbey.
Pope Pius XI granted a Pontifical Decree of Canonical Coronation towards its venerated Marian image on 21 March 1934. The rite of Coronation was executed by the Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, co-inciding with the Abbey’s millennium on 14 September 1934.
The Abbey has been a major resting point for centuries for Pilgrims travelling to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Spain on the Way of Saint James.
The Abbey operates a Private High School, along with a winery, sawmill, restaurant, and other small businesses, in order to support itself.[1]
The Web-Site of Einsiedeln Abbey can be found HERE
