Schöntal Abbey [SEP] religious order
Schöntal Abbey
Schöntal Abbey () is a former Cistercian abbey in Schöntal in the district of Hohenlohe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is famous as one of the most impressive pieces of Baroque architecture in northern Württemberg and is now used by the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart as a retreat and training centre.
History.
The Cistercian monastery was founded in 1153 in Neusass by Wolfram von Bebenburg and was settled by monks from Maulbronn Abbey. The original site proved unsuitable and the new community moved to the present location
Antonia de Oviedo Schöntal
Antonia de Oviedo Schöntal (16 March 1822 - 28 February 1898) was a Swiss Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-founder of the Oblates of Holy Redeemer - an order that she established alongside the Benedictine Bishop José María Serra. She assumed the religious name of "Antonia María of Mercy" and worked alongside poor and disadvantaged women.
She was declared Venerable on 7 July 1962 after Pope John XXIII approved the fact that she lived a life of heroic virtue. A miracle needed for her