Pannonhalma Archabbey
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The Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey or Territorial Abbey of Saint Martin on Mount Pannonhalma (lat. Archiabbatia or Abbatia Territorialis Sancti Martini in Monte Pannoniae) is a medieval building in Pannonhalma and is one of the oldest historical monuments in Hungary. Founded in 996, it is located near the town, on top of a hill (282 m). Saint Martin of Tours is believed to have been born at the foot of this hill, hence its former name, Mount of Saint Martin (Hungarian: Márton-hegy), from which the monastery occasionally took the alternative name of Márton-hegyi Apátság. This is the second largest territorial abbey in the world, after the one in Monte Cassino.
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Pannonhalma, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Western Transdanubia, Transdanubia, Hungary |
Criteria | Cultural: (iv), (vi) |
Reference | 758 |
Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
Area | 47.4 ha (117 acres) |
Buffer zone | 758 ha (1,870 acres) |
Website | https://bences.hu/lang/en/ |
Coordinates | 47°33′10″N 17°45′40″E |
Its sights include the Basilica with the Crypt (built in the 13th century), the Cloisters, the monumental Library with 360,000 volumes, the Baroque Refectory (with several examples of trompe-l'œil) and the Archabbey Collection (the second biggest in the country). Because of the exceptional architectural evolution of the abbey over its 1000-year history and its historical importance as an international cultural and religious center, the abbey and its surroundings were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.[1]
Today there are about 50 monks living in the monastery. The abbey is supplemented by the Benedictine High School, a boys' boarding school.