Mallersdorf Abbey

The monastery Mallersdorf is a former Benedictine monastery, and todays mother house of the poor Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family in Mallersdorf- Pfaff mountain in Bavaria in the diocese of Regensburg.

History

The St. John the Evangelist consecrated monastery was founded in 1107 by Heinrich von Kirchberg, a ministry officials of the Reich pin Niedermünster in Regensburg, as a Religious of the Bamberg monastery Michel Berg - or perhaps from St. Emmeram in Regensburg - populated the new foundation.

Reform influences of St. Georgen and Hirsau were under Abbot Eppo (1122-1143) effective, in that time, the community proprietary monastery of Bishop Otto of Bamberg Reform I. Protection and the apostolic by Pope Innocent II (1130-1143) was assumed ( 1131/39 ). Abt 1136 Eppo sparked the most up to that existing in Mallersdorf double monastery ( as men's and women's community ) on, the woman moved to the neighboring convent Eitting (district of Erding ).

Romanesque churches in the 12th, a religious heyday in the 13th and the Kastler reform in the 15th century marked the later Middle Ages. The abbey stood in the middle of the 16th century on the edge of resolution. In the 18th century, the monastery once again saw a cultural, scientific and religious heyday. They found expression in the redesign of the convent church, culminating with the establishment of artistically outstanding high altar of the Munich sculptor Ignaz Günther. The theme of the altar statement Günther took the Book of Revelation. Shown is the appearance of apocalyptic woman clothed with the sun and a crown of twelve stars and equipped with eagles' wings. She flees before the seven-headed dragon is defeated by the Archangel Michael with his flaming sword.

Other important artists who participated in the design of the church, were Mathias Obermayr ( altars ), Martin Speer ( altarpieces ), Christian Jorhan the Elder. (Sculpture at the pulpit and organ), Johann Adam scoop ( ceiling fresco in the choir; 1741) and Matthias Schiffer ( ceiling fresco in the nave ).

Also noteworthy is the organ ( III/P/35 ), which was built by the Swiss company Matthis in Baroque style in 1985.

The guided by monks Latin school at the Monastery on the Johannisberg enjoyed an excellent reputation. 1803 during the secularisation of Bavaria, the monastery was dissolved. The goods were sold, used the monastery buildings from 1807 onwards as the official premises of the district administration and as service apartments.

Since 1869, sisters live a Franciscan Congregation, the Congregation of arms Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family, in Mallersdorf monastery. They operate there today a monastery brewery that produces about 80 liters of beer per week. The monastery also maintains the Academy for Social Franciscan Sisters of the Poor Mallersdorf. In addition, there are named after the founder of the Community Nardini -Realschule.

Abbots, administrators Mallersdorf

  • Burkard (1109-1122)
  • Eppo of St. Georgen (1122-1143)
  • Emicho (1143-1157)
  • Otto ( -1172 )
  • Henry I ( 1180 -1194 )
  • Adelhoch (1194-1206)
  • Dietrich (1206-1226)
  • Gerung
  • My Wart
  • Ulrich I ( -1261 )
  • Henry II (1261-1273)
  • Benedict I ​​( -1279 )
  • Hermann I (1279-1286)
  • Henry III. (1286-1295)
  • Berthold I. Vilser (1295-1301)
  • Bernhard (1320-1327)
  • Ulrich II Hintz Heimer (1327-1352)
  • Konrad von Ellenbach (1353-1356)
  • Herman II (1356-1370)
  • Berthold II (1370-1380)
  • Henry IV Neumarkt (1380-1390)
  • Henry V Braitenacher (1391-1406)
  • Friedrich von Emily Haines (1406-1410)
  • Michel (1410-1413)
  • Peter I. Grumad (1413-1419)
  • John I Seetaler (1420-1424)
  • Michael I. Bogenhauser (1424-1442)
  • Peter II marshal (1443-1446)
  • John II Wenderer (1447-1464)
  • Andreas I. Müllich (1464-1476)
  • Erasmus I. Perfelder (1476-1495)
  • Michael II Eckhart (1495-1518)
  • Erasmus II Haunsperger (1518-1538)
  • Matthias Diernhofer (1538-1545)
  • Johann III. Chrysostom Hirschpeck (1545-1548)
  • Gregor Laber Mayr (1548-1556)
  • Wolfgang Hueber (1556-1570)
  • Paul Röhrl (1571-1573)
  • Hösl Erasmus (1573-1580)
  • Mark Besch (1580-1587)
  • Paul Klocker (1587-1602)
  • Eustace Storm (1602-1619)
  • Georg Eiszepf (1619-1630)
  • Andreas Pichler (1630-1631)
  • Benedict Wolf II (1631-1661)
  • Roman Edstadler (1661-1665)
  • Anton Schelshorn (1665-1695)
  • Maurus I. Kübeck (1695-1723)
  • Korbinian rod (1723-1732)
  • Henry VI. Widman (1732-1758)
  • Henry VII Madlseder (1758-1779)
  • Gregory Schwab (1779-1795)
  • Augustin Stielner (1795-1801)
  • Maurus Deigl II (1801-1803)

Field offices

The sisters are limited in their work not only on Mallersdorf. Thus, for example, were in Memmingen 1890-2007 the sisters worked in a children's home.

Brewery

In Mallersdorf a monastery brewery is today operated in the brewery was a sister for over twenty years ist.Gegründet one of the few master brewers have their own practice in Germany in 1623. The annual output is about 3,000 hectoliters. The beers include a bright full beer, an unfiltered " Zoigl ", a bright buck and a double block.

Others

The former Bishop of Regensburg Manfred Müller spent his retirement in Mallersdorf monastery.

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