Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg
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For Michaelsberg Abbey in North Rhine-Westphalia, see Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg.
Michaelsberg Abbey or Michelsberg Abbey, also St. Michael's Abbey, Bamberg (German: Kloster Michaelsberg or Michelsberg) is a former Benedictine monastery in Bamberg in Bavaria, Germany. After its dissolution in 1803 the buildings were used for the almshouse Vereinigtes Katharinen- und Elisabethen-Spital, which is still there as a retirement home. The former abbey church remains in use as the Michaelskirche.
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Kloster Michaelsberg | |
Monastery information | |
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Other names | Kloster Michelsberg |
Order | Benedictine |
Established | 1015 |
Disestablished | 1802/3 |
Site | |
Location | Bamberg |
Coordinates | 49°53′37″N 10°52′38″E |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iv |
Designated | 1993 (17th session) |
Reference no. | 624 |
Region | Europe and North America |
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The buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Town of Bamberg". As of 2016 and for the foreseeable future, the church is closed for repairs.