Disibodenberg Monastery, located in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany), was founded in the 7th century at the place where the Irish missionary Saint Disibod lived and died around the year 700. Over the centuries, the monastery suffered repeated destruction from Norman and Hungarian invasions, regional wars, and religious upheaval. It was first rebuilt in the 10th century by Archbishop Willigis of Mainz and was later entrusted to the Benedictines in 1107.
The monastery is most famous as the place where Saint Hildegard of Bingen spent over 30 years of her life and began her religious journey. After leading a women’s hermitage, she eventually founded her own convent in Rupertsberg. In the 13th century, the Cistercians revitalized the site, but it declined again due to wars and the Reformation. Today, the monastery’s ruins are open to the public, with an archaeological museum and a working vineyard. The site remains deeply connected to Hildegard’s spiritual and cultural legacy.
- Address
55571 Odernheim am Glan, Germany - Web
https://www.disibodenberg.de/ - Visiting Hours
Always open - What to see
Ruins of Monastery
