“Jan. 11 was so frightfully cold that all of the communion wine froze,” says an entry from 1684 by Brother Josef Dietrich, governor and “weatherman” of the once-powerful Einsiedeln Monastery.

EINSIEDELN, Switzerland -- A librarian at this 10th-century monastery leads a visitor beneath the vaulted ceilings of the archive past the skulls of two former abbots.

EINSIEDELN, SWITZERLAND — A librarian at this 10th century monastery leads a visitor beneath the vaulted ceilings of the archive past the skulls of two former abbots. He pushes aside medieval ...

EINSIEDELN, Switzerland – A librarian at this 10th century monastery leads a visitor beneath the vaulted ceilings of the archive past the skulls of two former abbots. He pushes aside medieval ...

EINSIEDELN, Switzerland — A librarian at this 10th century monastery leads a visitor beneath the vaulted ceilings of the archive past the skulls of two former abbots. He pushes aside medieval ...

The celebrities finish their journey at Einsiedeln Abbey, a pilgrim destination for over 1,000 years. Show more The pilgrims travel from Appenzell to their final destination at Einsiedeln Abbey.

Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs take on a pilgrimage through the Austrian and Swiss Alps to Einsiedeln Abbey, a pilgrim destination for over a thousand years. Show more Seven ...

It refers to unfired terracotta figurines produced by the Abbey of Einsiedeln in central Switzerland. They were sold to pilgrims who had come to revere the Black Madonna of Einsiedeln (also called ...

Einsiedeln Abbey. Originally inspired over a thousand years ago by followers of the famous hermit St Meinrad, the abbey attracts almost a million pilgrims and visitors every year. They are drawn ...

The St. Meinrad Archabbey was established in 1854, but it wasn’t until 1870 that the Roman Catholic monastery was no longer dependent on Einsiedeln Abbey, its mother abbey in Switzerland.

The St. Meinrad Archabbey was established in 1854, but it wasn't until 1870 that the Roman Catholic monastery was no longer dependent on Einsiedeln Abbey, its mother abbey in Switzerland.