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[Translate to Englisch:] Trachten Archiv Mach mit Kloster Müstair Graubünden

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[Translate to Englisch:] Ausstellung Pia Willi Kunst im Kloster St Johann Müstair

In 2025, the UNESCO World Heritage Convent of St. John in Müstair will celebrate its 1250th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the monastery’s museum is dedicating a retrospective to Sister Pia Willi

33. 1983 Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Inscription of the Convent of St. John in the World Heritage List Since 1983 World Heritage Sites of UNESCO It was decided to inscribe the Benedictine Convent of St. John in the UNESCO World Heri

34. 1642 Construction of the Prince's Room

Prince-bishop's apartment built Baroque residence for the prince-bishop Abbess Ursula V Karl von Hohenbalken had the prince-bishop’s residence built above the north wing of the former early-Roman

35. 2003 Opening of the convent museum

Opening of the convent museum in the Planta Tower Originally the convent museum was housed in the residence of the prince-bishop, in the west wing of the convent. On 13th July 2003 the newly designed

36. Planta Tower built

Planta Tower built: oldest fortified residential tower in Europe Fortified tower as protection against raids In mid-10th century barbarian raids threatened the empire of Otto I. The Chur dioce

37. 1492 Installation of the vault and the nuns' gallery

Carolingian single-nave church transformed to triple-nave hall church On entering the church today the late Gothic vaulted ceiling is immediately noticeable. In 1488-1492 Abbess Angelina Planta

38. Foundation of the Convent of St John at Müstair

Archaeological research supports legendary tradition Legend has it that the Convent of St John at Müstair was founded by Charlemagne. He vowed to found an abbey after his coronation as king of the Lo

39. 2013 Prioress Sr Domenica Dethomas (2013-19)

Prioress Domenica Dethomas takes over leadership of the convent Elected on 11th October 2012, the new prioress Sr. Domenica Dethomas was installed on 28th January 2013, the feast day of Cha

40. 2019 Sister Aloisia Steiner becomes Prioress

New prioress at the convent of St. John in Müstair Under the leadership of Abbot Christian Meyer from the monastery of Engelberg, the election of the new prioress of the convent of St. John took plac