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title: Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, Switzerland
author: Georg Mittenecker
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9228/abbey-of-saint-john-at-mustair-switzerland/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, Switzerland

_Authored by Georg Mittenecker_

## Image File

[![Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, Switzerland](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9228.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9228.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Abbey of Saint John at Müstair](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abbey_of_Saint_John_at_Mustair/), located in the village of Müstair in Canton Graubünden, Switzerland, is an early medieval Benedictine monastery dating to the late 8th century CE. It became an abbey in 1163 CE and still functions as a Benedictine religious community today.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Mittenecker, G. (2018, September 18). Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, Switzerland. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9228/abbey-of-saint-john-at-mustair-switzerland/>
### Chicago
Mittenecker, Georg. "Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, Switzerland." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 18, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9228/abbey-of-saint-john-at-mustair-switzerland/>.
### MLA
Mittenecker, Georg. "Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, Switzerland." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Sep 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9228/abbey-of-saint-john-at-mustair-switzerland/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kloster_Muestair.jpg) by [**Georg Mittenecker**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kloster_Muestair.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 18 September 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.