Melk Abbey
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Melk Abbey is a Benedictine abbey above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube river, adjoining the Wachau valley, that belongs to the Austrian Congregation. The ab
Melk Abbey
Aerial view of the Melk Abbey and its park
Jesus of Nazareth on the Cross, Stift Melk
West view of Melk Abbey
The Name of the Rose
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The Name of the Rose is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fi
Melk Abbey
…Since 1625 the abbey has been a member of the Austrian Congregation, now within the Benedictine Confederation. In his novel The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco named one of the medieval protagonists "Adso of Melk" as a tribute to the famous abbey. Melk Abbey is also the metaphorical climax ("a…
First edition cover (Italian)
Saint Michael's Abbey, in the Susa Valley, Piedmont, in northwest Italy; reportedly an inspiration for the book