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| Benediktbeuern Abbey, located in town of same name, is oldest abbey in upper Bavaria, originally dating from 739 but badly damaged & rebuilt several times over the centuries. Germany. | Onion domes of Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Benediktbeuern Abbey set in the surrounding trees & shrubbery. Germany. | Cemetery on the grounds of Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. |
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| Cemetery beside Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Onion domes of Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Facade of Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Roofline of Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. |
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| Ornate door surround & window dressings at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Baroque entrance surround with dedication of church to St Benedict at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Benediktbeuern Abbey with ornate door & window surrounds. Germany. | Interior of St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. |
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| Baroque alter of St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Gilded weeping angels on altar of St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Ornate gilded clock with statues of angels escaping their space at St Benedict church above alter at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Pulpit of St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. |
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| Ornate pulpit & plasterwork in St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Ornate pulpit & plasterwork in St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Ornate plasterwork above pulpit in St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Statue of Evangelist St Matthew with his angel symbol in St Benedict Church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. |
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| Statue of Evangelist St Mark with his lion symbol in St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Statue of Evangelist St Luke with his bull symbol in St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Statue of Evangelist St John with his eagle symbol in St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Organ (1682-86) built by Christoph Egedacher & painting (1685) depicting Judgment Day n St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. |
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| Ceiling painting in St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Ornate plasterwork & Baroque painting on ceiling in St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Baroque plasterwork depicting St Peter, cherubs & garlands in St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Plasterwork depicting St Benedict, cherubs & garlands in St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. |
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| Painting of Holy Mother & Child protecting Benediktbeuern Abbey in St Benedict Church. Germany. | Anastasia chapel (1750-53) of St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Ornate wrought iron & gilding in St Benedict church at Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Grounds of Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. |
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| Grounds of Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. | Cemetery on Benediktbeuern Abbey grounds. Germany. | St Leonhard statue marking annual pilgrimage when festively decorated horse-drawn carriages parade from local village to Benediktbeuern Abbey where both pilgrims & horses receive blessings. Germany. | Entrance with banners of Salesians of Don Bosco who now dwell in Benediktbeuern Abbey. Germany. |
