St. Peter’s Monastery with Cemetery & Catacombs
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St. Peter’s Monastery with Cemetery & Catacombs
Since St. Peter’s was founded in the 7th century, the church and abbey have been the spiritual heart of the city of Salzburg.
The church and abbey of St. Peter’s were founded by the Frankish missionary Rupert. Particularly remarkable is the fact that the monastic brotherhood of that time still exists, making it the oldest monastic order in the German-speaking world today. After several fires, the church and abbey were restored in a number of different eras.
The cemetery of St. Peter’s is one of the world’s most beautiful and oldest cemeteries. St. Peter’s cemetery was built at the time of late antiquity and the beginning of the early Middle Ages and is therefore older than the arch abbey itself.Â
A highlight of St. Peter’s Cemetery are the catacombs, which are hewn out of the Mönchsberg itself and date back to late antiquity. The mystical caves served both as hermitages as well as burial sites. These Early Christian catacombs may be visited year-round. The entrance is located at the graves of Mozart’s sister Nannerl and Michael Haydn.
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