Benedictines
Autonomous communities of monks living in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch | The monastery was settled by Benedictines from the Gorze monastery near Metz. (wiki) | |
| Benedictine Convent of St. John | ||
| Canterbury | St Augustine's Abbey was a Benedictine abbey | |
| Cilento and Vallo di Diano | Monastery at Bellosguardo, Grotta dell'Angelo | |
| City of Luxembourg | "The old Altmünster Benedictine abbey was destroyed in 1542 so that the Benedictine monks built a new abbey in the suburb of the Grund. The Neumünster Abbey consisted of a church and four wings enclosing an inner courtyard. At the end of the 18th century, (...) the abbey was altered so as to house a military hospital which functioned until 1867." | |
| Corvey | Monastery is Benedictine | |
| Danube Limes | "Although Roman ruins at Mautern were already known in the 11th century, the archaeological explorations were pursued only from the 19th century onwards, whereby especially the priests of the nearby Benedictine monastery of Göttweig made significant contributions." (Nomination file, p. 114) | |
| Dubrovnik | A Benedictine Monastery was founded on the island of Lokrum in 1063. They stayed until 1798. The ruins remain. | |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | "Durham Cathedral was founded as a Benedictine Foundation and remained as such until the Reformation." | |
| Ferrara | Pomposa Abbey | |
| Florence | Badia Fiorentina | |
| Hildesheim Cathedral and Church | St. Michael was a Benedictine abbey church | |
| Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces | The local Benedictine monasteries started the vineyards here | |
| Lübeck | St.-Johannis-Kloster | |
| Mont-Saint-Michel | Benedictine Abbey | |
| Pannonhalma | ||
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands | Portovenere is an important cultural centre. Among the remains to be found there are those of a .. a Benedictine monastic establishment with a fine proto-Romanesque church (AB ev) | |
| Quedlinburg | St. Mary Convent | |
| Rammelsberg and Goslar | Goslar: Neuwerkkirche in Goslar from 1199 until the reformation | |
| Regensburg | The town has 3 Benedictine monasteries | |
| Reichenau | Abbey of Reichenau | |
| Reims | Benedictine Abbey | |
| Rome | St. Paul outside the Walls | |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Church of Saint-Pierre at Moissac was a Benedictine abbey until 1626 | |
| Saint-Emilion | Built the Monolithic Church | |
| Saint-Savin sur Gartempe | It was founded as a Benedictine Abbey | |
| Salzburg | The Benedictine Abbey of St Peter and The Nonnberg Benedictine Nunnery | |
| Santiago de Compostela | Monastery and Church of San Martiño Pinario & Monastery and Church of San Paio de Antealtares are former Benedictine monasteries | |
| Studley Royal Park | The Fountains Abbey was founded in 1132 by thirteen Benedictine monks (wiki) | |
| The Porticoes of Bologna | Basilica di Santo Stefano | |
| Val di Noto | San Niccol? l'Arena in Catania | |
| Vézelay | ||
| Wachau Cultural Landscape | Melk and Gottweig |
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