In Lower Austria

Monastery inventory is now going under the hammer!

The bid for the plaster Madonna has so far been 80 euros.(Bild: AURENA)

Following the dissolution of a monastery in Brunn am Gebirge, the rare furnishings - from statues to church bells - are now being auctioned off.

As we all know, money doesn't stink. That is why the church is also concerned about the utilization of estates. On Saturday, for example, 473 items from a closed monastery will be auctioned off online. "For many years, the Congregation of the Poor School Sisters of Our Lady in Brunn am Gebirge looked after an elementary school, an after-school care center and a nursing home," says Georg Pulling, church expert at Kathpress. The convent was closed in 2012. In order not to leave the inventory to decay, the Aurena team, an internet auction house, offers a wide variety of bizarre objects.

The 60-centimeter-high church bell is now also being auctioned off.(Bild: AURENA)

There are sacred objects such as a plaster Madonna, a cast-iron church bell (60 centimetres high) and a copper baptismal font up for auction. Other items such as old typewriters and a car that is not roadworthy (built in 1995, €100) will also go under the hammer.
Proceeds go to the Order
"If an order's estate is sold, the profit goes to the order. Either as financial aid for other religious institutions or for charitable purposes," says Oliver Steinringer from the press team of the Archdiocese of Vienna.