Mariastern Abbey, Hohenweiler Explained

Mariastern Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery in Hohenweiler, Austria.

The nunnery was founded in 1856.[1]

It is the mother house of Marienfeld Abbey, founded in 1974.[2] Sister Agnes Fabianek OCist was the abbess at that time.[3]

In 2015, the nunnery had 25 sisters.[4]

External links

Official website

47.57°N 9.7719°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.helvetiasacra.ch/de/database/997 Helvetia Sacra website, Database 997
  2. https://www.kloster-marienfeld.at/gr%C3%BCndungsgeschichte Kloster Marienfeld website, Founding History
  3. http://www.orden-online.de/wissen/m/marienfeld-zisterzienserinnen/ Orden Online website, Marienfeld (Cistercian nuns), article dated May 22, 2014
  4. http://www.orden-online.de/wissen/m/mariastern-gwiggen/ Orden Online website, Mariastern Gwiggen, article dated 19 January 2015

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