Abbey Library of Saint Gall

The Abbey Library of Saint Gall (German: Stiftsbibliothek) is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1983, the library, as well as the Abbey of St. Gall, were designated a World Heritage Site, as “an outstanding example of a large Carolingian monastery and was, since the 8th century until its secularisation in 1805, one of the most important cultural centres in Europe”. The library was founded by Saint Othmar, founder of the Abbey of St. Gall. The library hall, designed by the architect Peter Thumb in a Rococo style, was constructed between 1758 and 1767. A Greek inscription above the entrance door, psyché iatreion, translates as "apothecary of the soul". (Wikipedia)

For more information, visit the Abbey of Saint Gall's website.

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Abbey Library of Saint Gall