|
Döbling Carmelite Monastery
The Döbling Carmelite Monastery (Karmelitenkloster Döbling) is a monastery belonging to the Teresian Carmelites, a reformed branch of the Carmelites that arose out of the reform of the Carmelite Order by two Spain, Spanish saints, St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross; the Teresian Carmelites thus belong to the Discalced Carmelites (''Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum''). The monastery stands next to a Roman-Catholic Church, Roman Catholic church in the suburb of Unterdöbling in the 19th district of Vienna, Döbling. History of the monastery The first monastery belonging to the Discalced Carmelites was founded in Austria on 4 February 1622 in Leopoldstadt (suburb), Leopoldstadt (see Karmeliterviertel). This was made possible by Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II and his wife Eleonora Gonzaga (1598–1655), Eleonora, but after Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II dissolved the Carmelite convent, along with many other monasteries, the order was only able ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Döbling - Karmelitenkloster
Döbling () is the 19th Districts of Vienna, district in the city of Vienna, Austria (). It is located in the north of Vienna, north of the districts Alsergrund and Währing. Döbling has some heavily populated urban areas with many residential buildings, and borders the Vienna Woods. Statistik Austria, 2008, website: (in German: population is "Einwohner"). Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References). It includes some of the most expensive residential areas such as Grinzing, Sievering, and Neustift am Walde, and is home to many ''Heurigen'' taverns. There are some large ''Gemeindebauten'', including Vienna's most famous, the Karl-Marx-Hof. Geography Location Döbling is located in the northwest of Vienna and spans the slope of the Vienna Woods, Wienerwald (Vienna Woods) to the Danube and the Danube Canal, ''Donaukanal'' () that make up the border of the district in the east. The Danube forms the border between Döbling and the district Floridsdorf, and the Canal forms the bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
