This Beautiful Church Library is Famed for Secret Doors, Creepy Crypt—Devoted to Martyred Roman

This Beautiful Church Library is Famed for Secret Doors, Creepy Crypt—Devoted to Martyred Roman
St. Florian Library in Northern Austria. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock
Michael Wing
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There is a very old, extravagant, beautiful church along the Danube River in Northern Austria that could easily be imagined into some future Indiana Jones film—it has just the right mix of creepiness and secrecy.

With its hidden doors and secret staircases, crypt full of skulls, and thousands of tomes yellowed with age, an alluring monastery near the town of Sankt Florian, 10 miles from Linz, may conjure that fedora-wearing archeologist, whip in hand. It even had his nemeses, the Germans, occupying during the war years.

Michael Wing
Michael Wing
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Michael Wing is a writer and editor based in Calgary, Canada, where he was born and educated in the arts. He writes mainly on culture, human interest, and trending news.
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