Germany, Regensburg, Schottenkirche St. Jakob 1110-1190 - A History of Romanesque Architecture 300 - 1300 (sitios de interés)
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The Benedictine abbey of St James (Jakobskirche) in Regensburg, Germany, was founded by Hiberno-Scottish missionaries and for most of its history was in the hands of first Irish, then Scottish monks. Hence it is known as the Scots Monastery, in German Schottenkirche, Schottenkloster or Schottenstift. (In Middle Latin, Scotti meant Gaels from Scotland or Ireland, so that the term Schottenstift already dates from the Irish period.) The full official name of the actual church, the most prominent building within the abbey complex, is Die irische Benediktinerklosterkirche St. Jakob und St. Gertrud (literally: "The Irish Benedictine Abbey Church of St. James and St. Gertrude").
The Romanesque portal of the "Schottenkirche" (under its modern protective overhang roof) is one of Regensburg's main treasures. Photo by Klaus Rommel, Panoramio