Göttweig Abbey is a Benedictine monastery near Krems in Lower Austria. It was founded in 1083 by Altmann, Bishop of Passau. Göttweig Abbey was founded as a monastery of canons regular by Blessed Altmann, Bishop of Passau. The high altar of a chapel was dedicated in 1072, but the monastery itself was not until 1083: the foundation charter, dated …Göttweig Abbey is a Benedictine monastery near Krems in Lower Austria. It was founded in 1083 by Altmann, Bishop of Passau. Göttweig Abbey was founded as a monastery of canons regular by Blessed Altmann, Bishop of Passau. The high altar of a chapel was dedicated in 1072, but the monastery itself was not until 1083: the foundation charter, dated 9 September 1083, is still preserved in the abbey archives.
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