Welcome to Mariastein Abbey, a cherished Benedictine monastery nestled in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. As the country's second most important pilgrimage site, we warmly invite you to explore our community, history, and spiritual life.
Fundata in Beinwil circa 1100, transl. ad Petram B.M.V. (Mariastein) 1648, a Gubernio Solodorano supp. 1874, in Delle (Gallia) rediviva 1875, at iterum exstincta 1901. Monachi exsulantes novum fundaverunt monasterium in Dürrnberg 1902, quo transtulerunt sub titulo et patrocinio S. Galli Brigantium (Bregenz) 1906. Inde expulsi 1941, reversi sunt ad Petram B.M.V., ubi monasterium a Gubernio Solodorano anno 1971 restitutum est.