Ettal Abbey


Ettal Abbey

Ettal Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Ettal close to Oberammergau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany.

Ettal Abbey was founded on 28 April 1330, Saint Vitalis of Milan's day, by Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian in the Graswang valley, in fulfilment of an oath on his return from Italy, on a site of strategic importance on the primary trade route between Italy and Augsburg. The foundation legend is that Ludwig's horse genuflected three times on the site of the original church building, where a statuette of the Virgin Mary ("Frau Stifterin" or the "Ettal Madonna") of the Pisano School now stands, a gift from Ludwig to his new foundation. This statue soon became an object of pilgrimage. The church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.

Photo 77, 1985


Kloster Ettal — Ettal Abbey

Photo 221, 1985


Kloster Ettal - Hochaltar

Photo 217, 1985


Kloster Ettal - Kanzel

Photo 218, 1985


Kloster Ettal - Deckengemälda

Photo 219, 1985


Kloster Ettal - Orgel - Empore

Photo 220, 1985


Kloster Ettal - Innenansicht

Photo 222, 1985


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