St. James's Abbey, Würzburg

St. James's Abbey (German: St. Jakob zu den Schotten) was a Benedictine monastery in Würzburg.

It was founded as a Scottish monastery by Embrico, Bishop of Würzburg, about 1134.

Its first abbot was Macarius (1139–53) who with a few other monks had come from the Scots Monastery of St. Jacob at Ratisbon.

Its last abbot, Placidus Hamilton, who, though very learned, lacked the qualities of a good ruler, resigned and retired to London in 1763.

Subsequent to the bombing at the end of World War II, in 1945, the church was rebuilt and dedicated to St. John Bosco.