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Pfäfers Monastery and Baroque Abbey Church of the Assumption of Mary

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Pfäfers Monastery and Baroque Abbey Church of the Assumption of Mary

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    Location: Pfäfers, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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    June 23, 2025

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    Parish and Monastery Church of the Assumption of Mary, Pfäfers
    Baroque monastery church of the former Benedictine monastery of St. Maria Pfäfers. Its splendor still delights art and church lovers …
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    Description of the Baroque Monastery Church of the Assumption of Mary, Pfäfers
    Sources mention a magnificent new building dating back to 870 (the former monastery church of the Benedictine monastery …
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    Pfäfers Abbey was a Benedictine abbey. It was founded back in the 8th century and has undergone many changes over time. It has had a Baroque appearance since the 17th century and since 1845 it has housed the St. Pirminsberg cantonal psychiatric clinic.
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