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Vorau Abbey

1163 · 12th century

Vorau Abbey is a house of Augustinian canons in eastern Styria, Austria, founded in 1163 by Margrave Ottokar III of Styria. Its library preserves the Vorau Manuscript, a 12th-century collection of early Middle High German poetry including the Kaiserchronik. The abbey church was rebuilt in Baroque style in the 17th century.

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Margraviate of Styria

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vorau Abbey. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vorau-abbey
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