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The town of St. Gallen grew around the Abbey of St Gall, founded in the 8th century. [6] The abbey is said to have been built at the site of the hermitage of Irish missionary Gallus, who according to legend had established himself by the river Steinach in AD 612. [7] The monastery itself was founded by Saint Othmar in c. 720. [6]
Sankt Gallen may refer to: St. Gallen, town in Switzerland; Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland; ... St. Gallenkappel, a former municipality in the canton of St. Gallen
Town or city: St. Gallen: ... Tonhalle St. Gallen is a concert hall in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is a cultural centre, a venue for concerts, banquets and meetings ...
The canton of St. Gallen is an artificial construct of various historical territories, defined by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Act of Mediation in 1803. About half of the canton's area corresponds to the acquisitions of the abbey of St. Gallen over centuries. The city of St. Gallen became independent of the abbey in 1405.
Zuzwil, St. Gallen; References This page was last edited on 16 July 2024, at 15:41 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
The Stiftskirche St. Gallus und Otmar (Collegiate Church of St. Gall and Otmar) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. [1] Once part of the Abbey of St. Gall , it has been the cathedral of the Diocese of St. Gallen since 1847. [ 2 ]
The Theater St. Gallen is a performing arts center for opera, musical, ballet, and theatre in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and considered to be the oldest professional theatre in Switzerland. [1] It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance .
The abbey library of Saint Gall (German: Stiftsbibliothek) is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland.In 1983, the library, as well as the Abbey of St. Gall, were designated a World Heritage Site, as "an outstanding example of a large Carolingian monastery and was, since the 8th century until its secularisation in 1805, one of the most important cultural ...