The library we use today was established after the Abbey was founded as a collegiate church in 1560. It has been housed in part of the former monastic dormitory since 1591. In 1623, Dean John Williams ...

Admont is home to the ancient Benedictine monastery, the Admont Abbey, which houses the largest monastic library in the world ...

"Pandhof next to the Dom Church." Photo by Bart van Leeuwen / Flickr (cropped from original). CC BY 2.0. This series examines monastic movements amid broader religious and cultural traditions. It ...

He entered the monastery in about 1266 and compiled Abbot Ware's Customary and acquired some books for the monastic library. He was buried in the church around 1283 when an indulgence was issued by ...