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Abbaye de Saint-Maurice (St. Maurice Abbey)
Abbaye de Saint-Maurice (St. Maurice Abbey) Review
At the end of the fourth century, the first bishop of the Valais built a sanctuary over Maurice's tomb, and in 515 the Abbaye de Saint-Mauricewas founded. Its treasury contains a stellar collection of religious offerings, with precious Romanesque and Gothic objects given in honor of the martyrs. Contemplate both sides of the stunning bronze doors with inscriptions honoring martyrs from around the world. Excavations near the Baroque église abbatiale (abbey church) have revealed the foundations of the original building.
- Address: St-Maurice
- Phone: 024/4860404
- Cost: Church free; guided tour 10 SF
- Hours: Guided tours May, June, Sept., and Oct., Tues.--Sun. at 2:45; July and Aug., Tues.--Sat. at 10:30, 2, 3:15, and Sun. at 2, 3:15; Nov.--Apr., Tues.--Fri. at 2:45 (Nov.--Apr., reservations are necessary two days in advance).
- Website: www.abbaye-stmaurice.ch
- Location: St-Maurice
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