Treasury

Treasures over 800 years old

The four rooms of the treasury adjoin the sacristy. The stucco decorations from the late 17th century are, like those from the collegiate church, presumably by the Linz artist Thomas Zaisel.

Particularly valuable objects from Lambach Abbey are kept in the Abbey treasury. They are mainly liturgical utensils and precious paraments, church vestments, from different centuries. A special object is the Walbaum altar shown in the picture. Also very special are the valuable gems such as the late Gothic abbot's staff with the name Benediktskrümme or the silver altar by Matthias Wallbaum from the early 17th century.

The greatest treasure, however, is the Romanesque Adalbero chalice. According to monastic tradition, Adalbero donated the chalice in honour of St. Kilian, an Irish itinerant preacher who was invoked for gout and rheumatism.

Another special feature is an ivory comb in almost square form. According to monastery tradition, this is said to have been in the possession of St. Adalbero himself. Historians date the comb to the Romanesque period.

From the middle of the 16th century it is mentioned in the inventory of the monastery. In the 18th century there are records of healing powers of the comb. The use of the comb was said to alleviate headaches.