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Thoughts on today’s reading from the Scripture
The thoughts which we, the Benedictine community of Melk abbey, would like to share with you here, refer to the biblical texts designated for the…
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FAQs
FAQ concerning Melk Abbey „When do worship services take place?” You can…
Monks ǀ Religious Community
Monks ǀ Religious Community
Since 1089 Melk Abbey has been the home of a community of Benedictines, which currently (January 2024) consists of 22 monks. While some of…
Von 6. bis 10. Oktober stand das Stift Melk ganz im Zeichen der internationalen benediktinischen Bildungsarbeit: Rund 150 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer aus 25 Ländern und allen Kontinenten kamen zur…
Restoration Melk Abbey Library ǀ 2022-2032
Project & Scope
100.000 volumes, including 1.800 manuscripts as well as 750 incunabula: this considerable stock has grown over the centuries, so that…
Melk Abbey as Employer
Employer & Economic Driving Force
Melk Abbey fulfills numerous important functions for the region – beyond pastoral care. It is also an economic driving force, a…
Melk Abbey Secondary School
To learn to live. To foster talents and to give them space – this is what the educational opportunities in Melk Abbey’s school are all about.
Melk Abbey Secondary…
Das Benediktinerstift Melk stellt ein:
Tischler (m/w/d) für das stiftseigene Bauamt 40 Stunden/Woche (Mo – Fr)Koch/Köchin für die Betriebsküche (Klosterküche), 30-40 Stunden/Woche – (in der…
Melk Abbey - an open house and a place of encounter
Flyer for individual guests April - October
Opening hours
March 28 - November 1, 2026 Abbey visit with or without a guided tour
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Talk with Magdalena Weber, BEd BA MA
„The work is never done”
The work in Melk abbey’s music archive requires curiosity and perseverance
Order and cleanliness are the two requisite principles…
zum Tag der Astronomie am 19. September
Melk Abbey Library
The main room of the monastery’s library and its adjoining room which are both open to visitors today, were once “the” library of Melk abbey when it was furnished in 1735 after…
FAQ concerning the abbey visit
How big is Melk Abbey? Melk Abbey has the size of a small village:
1 365 windows, 497 rooms, ~3.5 ha (8 acres) of roofage.
The library holds more than 100…
Site notice
Offenlegung gemäß §25 des Mediengesetzes
STIFT MELK Abt-Berthold-Dietmayr-Straße 1 A 3390 Melk Tel: +43(0)2752-555-0
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Die Wiedergabe mit Quellenangabe…
Datenschutzerklärung
Der Schutz Ihrer persönlichen Daten ist uns ein besonderes Anliegen. Wir verarbeiten Ihre Daten daher ausschließlich auf Grundlage der gesetzlichen Bestimmungen (DSGVO, TKG…
Current Work of Melk Abbey’s Benedictine Monks
Ora et labora et lege. This summary of Saint Benedict’s monastic rule has always offered guidance and inspiration for spiritual life in our house. Its…
Active Social Commitment & Sustainability
In his encyclical Laudato sí Pope Francis draws attention to the Earth’s environmental problems, addresses existing economic and social upheaval, and…
Life in the Abbey
Interested in Monastic Life ?
Men interested in monastic life could have the opportunity to experience the everyday life of the Benedictine monks in the cloister for a few…
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions about Melk Abbey
Do monks still live in Melk abbey? Melk Abbey is still an active monastery.
For more information about the religious community, click here
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