Baumgartenberg: Voralpenblickrunde

INTERESTING POINTS ALONG THE WAY:

Baumgartenberg Collegiate Church

Celtic Tree Trail

Labyrinth in the monastery garden

SPIRITUAL HIKING ON THE DONAUSTEIG:

Eventful history of the Baumgartenberg monastery: 
The monastery was founded on May 6, 1141 by Otto von Machland and his wife Juta von Peilstein. The monastery experienced a dramatic history of ups and downs until members of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd order from Suben came there in 1865.
Sr. M. Eufrasia put all her energy into creating a dignified home for those in need. The work of the sisters in Baumgartenberg is shaped by their spirituality:

„Inspired by the creative courage of St. Maria Eufrasia Pelletier, by her prophetic and radical response to the challenges of her time, we want to take a stand on the signs of our time and commit ourselves to them...“
Today the sisters devote themselves to a girls’ boarding school, various educational institutions, and valuable social pedagogical facilities for young people and adults. There is a labyrinth in the monastery garden that invites walking.

Here at Baumgartenberg monastery, new paths have been and are being set, there are opportunities for new beginnings, every person has their very special value, for every human soul is precious.

On the „Voralpenblickrunde“ I repeatedly pause and think / feel what my soul thirsts for, hungers for, what I
need to live a dignified, fulfilling life.