The pearl of Southern Burgenland
Franciscan monastery
The Franciscan monastery and the monastery church are among the jewels of the town of Güssing. The reliquary in the monastery church holds the relics of the blessed Ladislaus. The Franciscans are the members of various Roman Catholic religious orders, which are based on the order rule, which Francis of Assisi wrote for the first mendicant order he founded in Assisi, Umbria (Italy) in the 13th century. The Franciscan monastery was founded in 1648/49 by Count Adam Batthyány I. The Franciscan monastery, located on the main square in Güssing, was also a cornerstone of the town fortifications of Güssing in former times. The monastery also houses a valuable library with 3484 books. The oldest book is a missal written on parchment from the middle of the 13th century. 211 incunabula (early prints and cradle prints) provide information about earlier printing activities in Güssing. Also works by Carolus Clusius, printed by Johannes Manlius, are in the monastery library.
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