Abbey church
An abbey church is a Christian house of worship . As a rule, it is identical to the church of a monastery , which is presided over by an abbot or an abbess . With very few exceptions, there are only abbey churches in those monasteries of the old prelate orders that have the rank of abbey .
Special forms
- An abbey cathedral is sometimes used to describe an abbey church that also serves as the cathedral of a bishopric-like area, which the abbot of the monastery presides over as territorial abbot or abbot bishop.
- As Abbey Basilica also those abbeys that also the title of a papal refers Basilica Minor wear.
Well-known abbey churches
- Seckau Basilica , Seckau, Styria
- St. Emmeram , Regensburg, Bavaria
- Weltenburg Abbey Church , Kelheim, Bavaria
- St. Mary's Assumption , Xanten, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Nový Dvůr Monastery , Toužim, Czech Republic
- St. Germain-des-Pres Abbey , Paris, France
- Mont-Saint-Michel , Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France
- St. Mauritius (Ebersmunster) , France
- Laurentiuskerk (Rijnsburg) , Netherlands
Image examples
Nový Dvůr Abbey Church