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title: Interiors of Abbey Cathedral St. Gallen
author: James Blake Wiener
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Interiors of Abbey Cathedral St. Gallen

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Interiors of Abbey Cathedral St. Gallen](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9754.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9754.jpg)

## Image Caption

The heart of the Cathedral Abbey of St. Gall, located in St. Gallen, Switzerland, is its Cathedral. Despite years of struggles during the stormy [Reformation](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Reformation/) era in the 1500s CE, the current cathedral imparts nothing but peaceful elegance. Beneath the apse of the Cathedral is a small crypt from the 9th century CE, which comprises the oldest part of the abbey. One can see also a reliquary that holds the [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) of [Saint Gall](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saint_Gall/) in addition to Saint Otmar and other ecclesiastical notables from the Middle Ages.

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, December 18). Interiors of Abbey Cathedral St. Gallen. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9754/interiors-of-abbey-cathedral-st-gallen/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Interiors of Abbey Cathedral St. Gallen." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 18, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9754/interiors-of-abbey-cathedral-st-gallen/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Interiors of Abbey Cathedral St. Gallen." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9754/interiors-of-abbey-cathedral-st-gallen/>.

## License & Copyright

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