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Melk Abbey Shop On the ground floor of the Northern bastion, visitors may find a gift shop with many exclusive abbey products. Products include not only the traditional souvenirs which are usually…

Cultural Partners The four cultural partners Schallaburg Castle, Sommerspiele Melk (Melk Summer Stage), the town of Melk and Melk Abbey have formed a partnership to advertise their multifaceted…

Sacraments In Melk abbey, baptisms can be celebrated in Saint Benedict’s Chapel or in the Summer Sacristy. Possible venues for weddings are the abbey church or the Summer Sacristy. For further…

Accessibility declaration Melk Abbey endeavours to make this website accessible in accordance with the Federal Act on Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of the Federal Government (Web…

Economy ǀ Internal Departments With about 340 employees (in abbey, restaurant and school), Melk abbey is an important enterprise in the province of Lower Austria. Its investments, jobs, and the…

Welcome to the head office of Melk abbey! As the monastery’s abbot Mag. Ludwig Wenzl OSB bears the spiritual as well as the economic responsibility for the religious community. The monks’ well-being…

Incorporated Parishes of Melk Abbey Parishes in the Diocese of Sankt Pölten Pastoral Unit Melk – Saint Coloman Pfarrverband Melk - St. Koloman Together we live, pray, believe, and celebrate.…

Rent a room ǀ plan your event Melk abbey is an active and vibrant monastery – cultural events and spiritual retreats etc. take place here year-round; the abbey school also uses various rooms for…

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 …

Divine Offices & Prayers God always takes precedence! Divine offices with celebration of the Eucharist and the liturgy of the hours constitute the fundamental pillars of the Benedictine day. Thus,…

Saint Coloman – Melk Abbey’s Patron Saint Saint Coloman is the patron saint of both the abbey and the town of Melk. Each year on October 13, a special Mass in honor of Saint Coloman is celebrated in…

Melk Abbey Magnificent Sacral Building in Spectacular Setting More or less in the middle between Vienna and Linz, a fascinating Baroque building sits on a granite rock overlooking the Danube,…

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…

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…

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…

The Church is young “Youth Pastoral Care” – fresh offers (not only) for young people: children’s church, altar boy/girl service in Melk abbey church, youth prayer, holiday weeks, school pastoral…

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…