Welcoming Address



Wednesday, 12. October 2016 | 10:25 Uhr

Speaker

Prior Guido Muff

Organisation

Engelberg Monastery

Reporting

Prior Guido Muff welcomed the approximately 130 participants in his role as host and commented that the Benedictine Community was once again sincerely pleased with Academia Engelberg’s visit to the monastery.

“Here, you are so to speak at the limit,“, the Prior said in reference to the Conference theme. He then went on to talk about the monastery’s own limits. Find out what they are by clicking on the video.

Prior Guido Muff

Guido Muff (b. 1967) has been the Prior of the Benedictine Abbey of Engelberg for 10 years and thus responsible for the internal management of the monastic community; he acts as the Abbot’s deputy.

He studied theology and German studies at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Guido Muff teaches at the grammar school of the Engelberg monastery school and is a member of the school board.

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