Father Philipp was born in 1985 and grew up in the town of Brunnen on the beautiful shores of Lake Lucerne. Since 2007 he has lived in the Benedictine Abbey of Our Lady of Einsiedeln, where he is responsible for the pilgrimage office and the monastery church. In addition, he serves confessor, tour guide, is member of several committees of his community and teaches a small part-time at the grammar school of his monastery.
Einsiedeln Abbey was founded in the year 934 at the place where the hermit St. Meinrad (+861) lived and is the most important Marian pilgrimage site in Switzerland. The famous Black Madonna and the beautiful baroque monastery buildings are visited by around 800,000 people every year. The 41 monks of the Benedictine abbey in the Pre-Alps near Zurich cultivate Gregorian chant, work in various parishes and open their monastery to guests. Further information at www.kloster-einsiedeln.ch.
27 окт 2024
