Aldersbach Abbey
Daughter monasteries
Monastery Fuerstenzell Monastery Fürstenfeld Monastery of God cell Klosterwald Erbach ( 1669)
Monastery Alder Brook is a former Cistercian abbey in Alder Creek in Bavaria in the diocese of Passau.
History
From its foundation until the secularization (1803 )
Already in the Sedenzzeit Bishop Angel Mars from Passau ( 875-899 ) there was a church in Alder Stream, which is mentioned in the tradition Codex of the Monastery Mondsee for the middle of the 8th century for the first time. Around the year 1120 an Augustinian Canons was founded here by the local nobility. Soon after the establishment took over Bishop Otto I of Bamberg the initiative, similar to the nearby monastery Asbach and also in the pen Osterhofen. 1146, after the local tradition on July 2, the Augustinian Abbey of Cistercian monks of the monastery Ebrach was taken in Lower Franconia and consecrated according to the Holy Mary Mother of God of their tradition. The monastery Ebrach was itself founded in 1127 by the French monastery Mori Moon. In the 13th and 14th century, the monastery had an important scriptorium and its own goldsmith's workshop. An ambiguous Abtswahl in 1361 brought the monastery to the brink of ruin, from which it only 100 years later recovered. A great heyday of the monastery since the Counter-Reformation ( mid 16th century ) until its abolition. The abbots of Alder creek had mostly held the office of vicar-general of the Bavarian ecclesiastical province and visitierten in this function, seven men and one woman Convention. A testimony to the level of education and science in Alder Brook in the 18th century forms the philosophical- theological house educational institution that had the Abbot Malachy low Hofer ( 1669-83 ) was launched. The plan of a central educational establishment for the general study of the Order of Cistercians junior in Bavaria could not be implemented because of secularization. At a high level was also the practical music care in the monastery. Some abbots acted as musicians and composers. The monastery had a stately orchestra with an extensive music library from numerous printed and handwritten music known musicians, including 58 symphonies. Overall, the monastery went through in the course of its history all the ups and downs: wealth, splendor, scientific excellence and exemplary monastic life were in constant ups and downs with looting as a result of the events of war, diseases such as the plague, incompetent abbots and finally the policy-induced termination by the secularization in 1803.
As on 21 March 1803 repealing Commissioner to the Convention under Abbot Urban Tremel ( 1797-1803 ) announced the dissolution of the monastery, was a thriving monastery with 42 monks after nearly seven centuries before his sudden end.
Daughter monasteries
From Alder creek from some significant, other Cistercian abbeys were founded, namely the monasteries Fuerstenzell ( district of Passau) ( 1274), Fürstenfeld Bruck ( 1258 ) and God Zell ( 1285) and monastery forest Erbach ( 1669). Since the 17th century was supervised by Alder Brook also the still existing monastery Seligenthal Landshut. Also of Alder creek from consecrated monks were sent to parishes around a priest, such as after Rotthalmuenster.
Secularization
After nationalization - commonly referred to as secularization - the monks and the servants of the monastery were first released; while the monks received a small pension or as a pastor in the area found a shelter, the servants in the truest sense of the word were thrown out of employment. The vast possessions such as fish ponds, agricultural property, forests and all the furniture that once belonged to the monastery, were auctioned. The 40,000 -volume, significant library was dissolved by the Electoral Commissioner Johann Christoph library of Aretino. Manuscripts, incunabula and rare prints arrived today Bavarian State Library in Munich. The remaining books, mainly prints of the 18th century, went to the University Library to Landshut, the predecessor of today's University Library of Munich and the high school in Straubing. The official books and records were transferred to the Bavarian State Archives. The still remaining in the monastery, of any of the aforementioned institutions, found for Storage worthy books were sold at the price per kilo as waste paper. The modest revenue came to the electorate or the Kingdom of Bavaria.
Current usage
(Also called " Cathedral of Vilstals " ), embellished by the Asam brothers church was to be demolished, but was imposed after violent protests of some citizens from 1806 to the parish church 's emerging community Alder creek.
1804, the monastery owned brewery was first to a brewer from Passau, then sold in 1811 to the since 1806 living in the village heath castle Johann Adam von Aretino (brother of Johann Christoph von Aretino ), who is also a large part of the monastic buildings, at the entrance to the monastery church located port and more unsold land and forests acquired. The former monastery buildings were used very differently: the port church served temporarily as storage space for fertilizers until the 30s of the 20th century Mallersdorf sisters in the convent a " Child care ", ie a kindergarten entertain, ; other parts of the monastery were converted into apartments. In times of war, a military hospital was set and after the war offered the rooms refugees from the East a first property. The former library was used as a gym.
Over time, and especially in recent years, had economic reasons again and again the former monastic land and real estate to be sold. In contrast, the brewery is mostly family owned.
The Presidium Convent Alder Brook, founded in 1983, took over the monastery of the family Aretino and has made it his mission to save the building of the formerly most important Cistercian monastery in Bavaria from decay and return them to a contemporary use. At a cost of around six million euros and with strong support from the Bavarian State Conservation Office, this target was almost achieved. The funds come mainly from the Settlement Fund of the Free State of Bavaria and the German Foundation for environmental protection as well as from private donations. The art historically significant Fürstensaal by Minister of State Dr. Thomas Goppel 20 May 2007, re-opened and made available to the public - After several years of restoration work was difficult - than initially last construction project. Due to the frescoes with scenes from the life of King Solomon, this space is now known mainly as " Salomon Hall". As in the monastic past must here take place in the future cultural events.
The original goal of a monastic resettlement could not be achieved so far, but will not give up. From 1990 lived until the summer of 2004 with Father Stephan Holzhauser from the pen Zwettl ( Austria ), a Cistercian monk in Alder Brook.
The present monastery complex consists of the church belonging to the parish area ( parsonage ), the public area with restaurant and in an educational institution with several seminar rooms. The former monks' cells are used as a guest room, the other rooms, such as the Modlersaal (former dining room of the abbot and his guests) are available for seminars, training sessions and private events. The refectory ( dining hall) of the convent is now used as a banquet hall of Alder creek brewery and is integrated into the nationally known brew pub.
In the former school building of the City Hall is housed with the entire municipality, the former farm buildings are used as building yard of the church, and in the monastic hospital area ( infirmary ) is the local kindergarten.
Since 2004, organized the support group, which belonged to 2007, approximately 300 members, together with the International Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia in Bamberg ( a the Free State of Bavaria owned institution) three concerts under the title " Aldersbacher Spring" and three readings ( Aldersbacher autumn harvest). It was well-known artists such as Conny Froboess, Manfred Krug, Erika Pluhar, the Kuss Quartet, Udo Samel, German Brass, Güttler be greeted with his ensemble, The King's Singers, the Büchner Prize winner Martin Mosebach or Gudrun Landgrebe.
Significant members of the Convention
Wolfgang Marius ( 1514-44 )