Territorial Abbey of Saint-Maurice

Burial place

6th century territorial abbey immediately subject to the Holy See in Switzerland

Location: 46.2194, 7.0033

Who is recorded here

In art

About the place

The Abbey of Saint Maurice, Agaunum is a Swiss monastery of canons regular in Saint-Maurice, Canton of Valais, which dates from the 6th century. It is situated against a cliff in a section of the road between Geneva and the Simplon Pass. The abbey itself is a territorial abbacy and not part of any diocese.

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