Monasticism in Switzerland

Monasticism in Switzerland has a continuous history from late antiquity to the present, encompassing both eremitic and cenobitic forms of religious life. Monastic foundations appear in the territory of present-day Switzerland from the 5th century onward, first in the west under the influence of Lérins and Burgundian monasticism, and from the 7th century in the east through Frankish, Irish, and Alemanni foundations such as Saint Gall and Reichenau.

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