Augustinian Order
The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (354
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Bardejov Town | The monastery Church of St John the Baptist was built by the Augustinians around 1380 (AB ev) | |
| Baroque Churches | All four churches were established by Augustinians | |
| Danube Limes | (ID No 29) Klosterneuburg – Kastell und Vicus - "A large part of the fort is hidden underneath the abbey of the Augustinian canons, which was founded in the 12th century, and is thus not visible. A few areas have been examined archeologically (...) and are today on display. The buildings of the fort below the abbey courtyards and the surrounding open areas have never been examined, while the historic buildings of the abbey also integrate substantial ancient structure." (Nomination file, p. 404) | |
| El Escurial | About half the monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial IS administered by the Augustinians. They have a school in the monastery. They've been there since 1885. | |
| Ferrara | Sant'Antonio in Polesine is a Benedictine monastery "founded in the early Middle Ages by Augustinian hermits". (Wikipedia) | |
| Florence | Basilica di Santo Spirito | |
| Granada | Convento de Santo Tomás de Villanueva | |
| Great Spa Towns of Europe | former Augustine monastery in Baden bei Wien | |
| Longobards in Italy | Santa Sophia in Benevento: "at the end of the sixteenth century the building was abandoned and passed into the hands of the Augustinian Canon Regulars of SS. Salvatore until its dissolution by Napoleon." (Nomination file, p. 265) | |
| Lübeck | St.-Anne-Kloster | |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Former Temple of San Agustín: at República de El Salvador 76. Started in 1541, and rebuilt after a 1676 convent, the Church and Convent of Saint Augustine was the seat of the order in New Spain. There was also an institutional institution, the "Colegio del Santísimo Nombre de Jesús", which formed many later University professors. As with other monastic orders, after the "Ley de Desamortización" of 1861, all religious property was confiscated and divided. After 1867, the National Library of Mexico was established in the grounds of the former convent and church. | |
| Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles | Eremitani | |
| Popocatepetl monasteries | Ocuituco, and several others | |
| Quedlinburg | Augustinerkloster | |
| Querétaro | Former monastery of St. Augustine, now the post office | |
| San Cristobal de La Laguna | Cabrera Pinto School (Until the sale of church lands in the 19th century, it was a convent of Augustinian Friars, devoted to El Espiritu Santo. The Order was established in 1504 in La Laguna, and were granted the corresponding licence to give classes in 1701.) | |
| Santiago de Compostela | Convent and Church of Santo Agostiño (Order of the Calced Augustinians) | |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | The Prior of the Augustinian Abbey at Ballinskelligs was referred to as the Prior de Rupe Michaelis in the early fourteenth century, implying that the island still formed an important part of their monastery at that time. (see link) | |
| Siena | The construction of Sant'Agostino church and the adjoining convent was started in 1258 by the Augustinian Order. | |
| Stone Town of Zanzibar | "(...) dozens of Christian graves were found dating to the 16th and 17th centuries, when an Augustinian mission stood on the site." | |
| Stralsund and Wismar | Kloster St. Annen und Brigitten in Stralsund | |
| Urbino | The convent of Saint Catherine of Alexandria | |
| Val d'Orcia | The former Augustinian convent and the church of S. Agostino in Montalcino. The convent now houses the civic museum. (Nomination file, p. 79, 84, 85) | |
| Val di Noto | "Santa Rita in San'Agostino (...) in Catania (...) was formerly attached to an Augustinian convent, and known as Sant'Agostino." | |
| Vienna | Royal Augustinian Church | |
| Wachau Cultural Landscape | Stift D | |
| Yuso and Suso Monasteries | Yuso Monastery is now inhabited by Augustinians | |
| Zacatecas | The church of St. Agustine (ex-templo de San Agustín) was built by the religious order of San Agustín which arrived in the City of Zacatecas in 1575 (wiki) |
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