page_title: St. Matthias' Abbey
hierarchical_section_title: St. Matthias' Abbey
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Trier, St. Matthias English: Saint Matthias church in Trier, Germany. Français&#160;: Église Saint Matthias à Trèves, Allemagne. 中文: 特里尔，圣马提亚教堂
context_page_description: St. Matthias' Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  The abbey church, a Romanesque basilica, is a renowned place of pilgrimage because of the tomb of Saint Matthias the Apostle, after whom the abbey is named, located here since the 12th century, and the only burial of an apostle in Germany and north of the Alps. The abbey was originally named after Saint Eucharius, first Bishop of Trier, whose tomb is in the crypt. The church has been given the status of a basilica minor.
context_section_description: St. Matthias' Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  The abbey church, a Romanesque basilica, is a renowned place of pilgrimage because of the tomb of Saint Matthias the Apostle, after whom the abbey is named, located here since the 12th century, and the only burial of an apostle in Germany and north of the Alps. The abbey was originally named after Saint Eucharius, first Bishop of Trier, whose tomb is in the crypt. The church has been given the status of a basilica minor.
caption: St. Matthias' Abbey.
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