Corvey Abbey

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Corvey Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, renowned for its Carolingian architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
UNESCO World Heritage Site
former monastery
architecturalStyle Carolingian architecture
country Germany NERFINISHED
currentUse cultural monument
museum
parish church
dedicatedTo Saint Stephen NERFINISHED
Saint Vitus NERFINISHED
diocese Diocese of Paderborn NERFINISHED
foundedAs Imperial abbey NERFINISHED
foundedBy Adalhard of Corbie NERFINISHED
Louis the Pious NERFINISHED
Wala of Corbie NERFINISHED
foundingDate 822
function missionary base in Saxony
monastic center of learning
hasPart Carolingian westwork NERFINISHED
abbey church of St. Stephen and St. Vitus NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Höxter NERFINISHED
North Rhine-Westphalia
locatedOn Weser River NERFINISHED
notableFor early medieval monastic library
role in Christianization of Saxons
well-preserved Carolingian westwork
owner Duke of Ratibor and Prince of Corvey (family) NERFINISHED
religiousOrder Benedictines NERFINISHED
secularized 1803
significantPeriod Carolingian era
Ottonian era NERFINISHED
status former Imperial Abbey
UNESCOcriteria (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
UNESCOinscriptionYear 2014
UNESCOregion Europe and North America NERFINISHED
UNESCOsiteName Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey NERFINISHED

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Höxter locatedNear Corvey Abbey
Höxter hasHeritageSiteNearby Corvey Abbey
Höxter hasNotableBuilding Corvey Abbey
this entity surface form: Corvey Castle and Abbey complex
Corvey hasPart Corvey Abbey
this entity surface form: Westwork of Corvey Abbey
Corvey hasPart Corvey Abbey
this entity surface form: abbey church of Corvey
Corvey hasPart Corvey Abbey
this entity surface form: Corvey Castle
Carolingian architecture notableExample Corvey Abbey
this entity surface form: Corvey Abbey westwork