St. Lambert's Abbey
St. Lambert's Abbey () is a Benedictine Abbey in the village of Sankt Lambrecht in the Styrian "Grebenzen" nature reserve in Austria. The monastery is located above sea level. History. The monastery was founded in 1076 by Count Markward of Eppenstein; it was dissolved from 1786 to 1803. In 1938, the building was seized by the National Socialists. From 1942 to 1945, it was used as an external storage facility of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. The monks returned in 1946. The two churches within the monastic grounds are called the Abbey Church () and St. Peter 's Church (). During restoration work on the Abbey Church in the early 1970s extraordinary frescoes dating from the latter half of the 15th century were discovered on the north wall. These show the throne of Solomon. On the lowest level is depicted the Old Testament Judgment of Solomon, above this the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus, and above all else Jesus Christ: "the Word of God made Flesh" (logos). Other frescoes dating from the 14th century depict Saint Christopher and Saint Agnes. Formerly in the monastery there was also a votive altarpiece from which the Master of the Saint  Lambrecht Votive Altarpiece received his name; this is now on loan in the Alte Galerie in Graz. The abbey is a member of the Austrian Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation.