Saint John Abbey, Müstair
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The Abbey of Saint John is an early medieval Benedictine monastery in the Swiss municipality of Val Müstair, in the Canton of Graubünden. By reason of its exceptionally well-preserved heritage of Caro
Benedictine Abbey of Saint John
Statue of Charlemagne in the abbey church
Dinner of Herod Antipas with dancing Salome
Battle of Calven
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The Battle of Calven 1 took place on 22 May 1499 at the exit of the Val Müstair in the Grisons to the Vinschgau in County of Tyrol between the forces of King Maximilian I of the House of Habsburg and
Saint John Abbey, Müstair
…1499, Habsburg troops occupied the surrounding valley and plundered the convent, but were soon driven back by the forces of the Three Leagues at the Battle of Calven. Following the raid, an armistice was signed between the Habsburgs and the Three Leagues. However, this armistice only lasted a few days before the…
Depiction of the battle from the Luzerner Schilling, 1513.