The monastery was once under the rule of the abbess Queen Cynethryth, widow to King Offa of Mercia, considered “one of the most powerful women of the Early Middle Ages,” the university said.

Cistercian monks lived in the Maulbronn monastery in the Middle Ages. Today the former abbey is one of the best-preserved monastery complexes north of the Alps and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The monastery island of Reichenau in Lake Constance is an impressive example of the religious and cultural importance of a Benedictine monastery in the Middle Ages. Let us show you the UNESCO ...