The term Stift (German: [ˈʃtɪft] ; Dutch: sticht) is derived from the verb stiften (to donate) and originally meant 'a donation'. Such donations usually...
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The Tübinger Stift (German: [ˈtyːbɪŋɐ ˈʃtɪft] ) is a hall of residence and teaching; it is owned and supported by the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg...
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Vallø stift or Det Adelige Stift Vallø for ugifte døtre (Noble Vallø Foundation for Unmarried Daughters) was a Danish foundation for the support of unmarried...
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Saint Peter's Abbey, Salzburg (redirect from Stift St. Peter)
St Peter's Abbey (German: Stift Sankt Peter), or St Peter's Archabbey (German: Erzabtei Stift Sankt Peter, Latin: Archiabbatia sancti Petri Salisburgensis)...
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In 1919, the name of the county was changed to Møre fylke. In 1936, the name was again changed to Møre og Romsdal fylke. The county governor is the government's...
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Neukloster Abbey (redirect from Stift Neukloster)
(1488–1489) Martin I. (1490–1505) Johannes Lindenlaub (1506–1515, later abbot of Stift Rein until 1529) Michael (1515–1524) Gregor (1525–1538) Johannes III. (1538–1540)...
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Heiligenkreuz Abbey (redirect from Stift Heiligenkreuz)
Heiligenkreuz Abbey (German: Stift Heiligenkreuz; English: Abbey of the Holy Cross) is a Cistercian monastery in the village of Heiligenkreuz in the southern...
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Kremsmünster Abbey (redirect from Stift Kremsmünster)
Kremsmünster Abbey (German: Stift Kremsmünster) is a Benedictine monastery in Kremsmünster in Upper Austria. The monastery was founded in 777 AD by Tassilo...
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Gandersheim Abbey (redirect from Stift Gandersheim)
Gandersheim Abbey (German: Stift Gandersheim) is a former house of secular canonesses (Frauenstift) in the present town of Bad Gandersheim in Lower Saxony...
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Zwettl Abbey (redirect from Stift Zwettl)
Zwettl Abbey (German: Stift Zwettl) is a Cistercian monastery located in Zwettl in Lower Austria, in the Diocese of St. Pölten. Zwettl Abbey was founded...
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