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Overlooking the Danube River, the Klosterneuburg Monastery is a 12th-century Augustinian monastery of Roman Catholic Church located in the town of Klosterneuburg, Austria. It was founded in 1114 by Saint Leopold III of Babenberg, the patron saint of Austria, and his second wife Agnes of Germany. The monastery contains the iconic Verduner Altar made by French artist Nicholas of Verdun in 1181. A museum with a collection of Gothic and Baroque sculpture and a gallery of paintings is also located in the monastery. The monastery has long been a center of religious life, culture and scholarship for the people of Austria.
