Oberalteich Abbey

The monastery Oberalteich is a former Benedictine monastery in arch in Lower Bavaria in the diocese of Regensburg.

History

The St. Peter and Paul consecrated monastery was founded in 1100 by Count Friedrich von bow, who was also Domvogt of Regensburg. The first abbot, Egino, came as his successor to 1170 from the neighboring monastery Niederaltaich; like this abbey was also Oberaltaich under the influence of Gorzer reform. The monastery was young, financially exploited by the Counts of Bogen, who exercised the office as Governor of the monastery to 1245. It was not until after the extinction of the Counts of Bogen, the Wittelsbach dynasty took over the Bailiwick, the monastery reached under Abbot Poppo (1260-1282) a first flowering of monastic life and scientific activity.

After a major fire in 1245 (1256-1260) was renewed in the monastery under the abbots Heimo (1247-1252) and Purchard. Under Abbot Frederick II (1346-1358) was attached to the monastery. At the time of Abbot John II Asperger ( 1438-1463 ) the church was redesigned. This medieval monastery was renewed only under Abbot Höser Veit ( 1604-1634 ). The full Baroque style of the plant was carried out under the abbots Roman Denis ( 1682-1695 ), Benedict Resch ( 1695-1704 ) and Ignatz Scherlin ( 1704-1721 ). As an artist in this case was involved, among other things, the painter Joseph Anton Merz from Straubing.

The monastery was dissolved in 1803 in the wake of secularization. The monastery buildings were sold. In a parish convent and an additional flat was placed for a day laborer. 1847, the historic grave monuments were brought from the monastery church to Vilshofen and utilized for the construction of a dam.

Abbots of the monastery

  • Egino, ca 1080-1105, from the Abbey Niederaltaich
  • Ruothard, ca 1106-1114, from the Abbey Niederaltaich
  • Ludger, ca 1115-1137, from the Abbey Niederaltaich
  • Luitpold I., about 1138-1148, from the Abbey Niederaltaich
  • Dietrich, ca 1160-1180, from the Abbey Niederaltaich
  • Conrad I Gwaerler, ca 1180-1184
  • Tungsten, about 1184-1194
  • Frederick I, 1194-1195
  • Gotpold, 1195-1213
  • Luitpold II, 1213-1215
  • Konrad Rufus 1215-1223
  • Ulrich I, 1224-1231
  • Ernst, 1231-1234
  • Ulrich II, 1234-1240
  • Ulrich III. , 1240-1247
  • Heimo, 1247-1252
  • Purchard, 1256-1260
  • Poppo, 1260-1282: first great heyday of the abbey; Reconstruction of the monastery ( 1256) and construction of the new church as three-nave Romanesque basilica; Reform of monastic life and care science
  • Conrad III. Piper, 1282-1297; at the suggestion of the Priors of Haigeloch Albert (later beatified ) Construction of a Leprosenhauses
  • Conrad IV, 1297-1311
  • Henry I of Geiersthal, 1311-1316
  • Henry II Stubhan, 1316-1329
  • Ulrich IV, 1330-1338: 1340 completion of the Emperor Louis the Bavarian excited diversion of the Danube at the monastery
  • Wolfgang, 1338-1346
  • Frederick II, 1346-1358: securing the monastery with wall and moat
  • Lautwin, 1358-1362
  • Ruger, 1362-1366
  • Eberwin, 1366-1379
  • Ursus Peter Beck, 1379-1403: economic rehabilitation of the monastery
  • Gallus, 1403-1405
  • John I. Vogel, 1405-1423
  • Jacob Glettner, 1423-1438: received in 1431 by Pope Eugene IV for himself and his successors the right to use the Pontifikalien
  • John II Asperger, 1438-1463: Renewal of the monastery building and refurbishing of the monastery church
  • Benedict I. Behaim, 1463-1476
  • Johann III. Irlbeck, 1476-1481
  • Raphael Neupöck, 1482-1483
  • Christian Tesenbacher, 1483-1502; from Tegernsee Abbey: strove successfully to the spiritual renewal of monastic life in Oberaltaich, but also in the Abbey of Metten, world castle, and Prüfening
  • George I Dunspir, 1502-1519
  • George II Perkhamer, 1519-1521
  • Gregor Pauer, 1521-1527
  • Bernhard Maier, 1527-1541
  • Andreas Wild, 1541-1551
  • Sebastian Hofmann, 1551-1564: increasing spiritual and economic decline of the monastery, who had, however, already used in the preceding decades
  • Wolfgang Pogner, 1564
  • Johann Baptist Lochner, 1565-1593
  • Christof Gloeckler, 1593-1614: employed by the Bavarian Duke Albrecht V in order to improve the economic and religious conditions in the monastery; but this was more interested in the rehabilitation of the financial situation of the monastery as to the renewal of monastic life
  • Vitus Höser, 1614-1634: fundamental reform of monastic life; Reconstruction of the monastery and the church in the Renaissance style (1622-1629; designed by the abbot Vitus )
  • Jerome Gazin, 1634-1674 1661 resettlement of the dissolved during the Reformation monastery Michel box in the Upper Palatinate
  • Dominic I. Caesar, 1674-1681
  • Roman Denis, 1681-1695; 1687 port of the monastery to the Bavarian Benedictine Congregation
  • Benedict III. Resch, 1695-1704
  • Ignaz Scherlin, 1704-1721
  • Dominic II Perger, 1721-1757: redesign of the church and magnificent secular celebration in 1731 to commemorate the legendary first foundation of the monastery 731
  • Johann Evangelist Schifferl, 1758-1771
  • Joseph Maria Hiendl, 1772-1796
  • Beda Aschenbrenner, 1796-1803

Abbey

The St. Peter and Paul consecrated church was rebuilt in 1622 to 1630 after plans by the abbot Vitus Höser. Today, rich interior was built from the late 17th to the late 18th century. Only the entrance hall still has the original stucco from the time of the church building. The Baroque high altar dates from 1693rd to the same period the side altars to the Free pillars of the nave ( removed in the galleries after the secularization ). The interior has been completely redesigned the occasion of the millennium of the legendary first foundation of the monastery in the year 731. Instead of the original frescoes and stucco was an extensive fresco cycle. The frescoes painted Joseph Anton Merz according to a detailed program of the Abbot Dominic Perger. They describe the alleged Initial establishment and re-establishment of the Abbey Oberalteich, their achievements in the field of art and science and its achievements in recatholicization the Upper Palatinate in the 17th century. In addition, the side chapels were given new altars.

The former monastery church was constructed in 1803 parish church.

Significant monks of the monastery

  • Scholliner Hermann (1722-1795), historian and theologian, professor of dogmatic theology at the Universities of Salzburg and Ingolstadt
  • (! 757-1815 ) Bernhard Stoeger, theology, philosopher and educator; Professor of logic at the University of Salzburg
  • Dominicus Gollowitz (1761-1809), theologian, professor of moral and pastoral theology at the University of Ingolstadt and professor of the same subjects and dogmatics at the Lyceum in Amberg
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