Maria Steinach (monastery)
The Maria Steinach Monastery is located in Algund in South Tyrol . It was built around 1243 by Adelheid, daughter of Albert III. Donated by Tyrol as a Dominican convent and was subordinate to the Bishop of Chur . In 1782 the monastery was abolished as part of the Josephine church reform, and since 1848 it has been run as a monastery again by Dominicans (since 2018 it has been united with the Dominican monastery in Lienz ).
literature
- Maria Kiem and others: 1000 years of Algund. Athesiadruck, Bolzano 2005.
- Josef Weingartner : The art monuments of South Tyrol. Volume 2: Bozen and surroundings, Unterland, Burggrafenamt, Vintschgau. 4th edition. Tyrolia, Innsbruck 1961.
- Alfons Schönherr: The seals of the Steinach monastery near Meran. Pötzelberger, Meran 1950.
Web links
Commons : Maria Steinach (Algund) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office
- Trailer from the movie (2013) We Can't Dream the Bright Sky by Carmen Tartarotti on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Mayr: The construction of the Tyrolean family castle and the foundation of the Steinach monastery, 1899
Coordinates: 46 ° 40 ′ 53.1 ″ N , 11 ° 7 ′ 13.5 ″ E