Osterhofen Abbey

The monastery Osterhofen is a former Premonstratensian abbey and convent of the Congregation of Jesus today. It is located in the district of Old town market Osterhofen in Bavaria and belongs to the diocese of Passau.

History

The monastery was dedicated to St. Margaret of 1004/1009 bis 1138 Collegiate, from 1138 the Premonstratensian monastery. It was in 1783 dissolved by papal decree. The monastery was passed by the electors Dowager Maria Anna as endowment to the newly founded aristocratic convent in Munich.

Built by Johann Michael Fischer and the Asambrüdern Cosmas Damian and Egid Quirin, sumptuous Asambasilika 1818 parish church. The building sold the convent in 1833 to the state. 1858, she took over English lady. In 1938, parts of the plant demolished. The sisters operate today in the monastery buildings, a secondary school for girls and a specialized school for home economics and social services.

List of abbots

  • Richwinus (1138-1140)
  • Truhemar (1140-1155)
  • Engelschalk (1155-1180)
  • Dietmar (1180-1181)
  • Walther (1181-1195)
  • Gerungus (1195-1227)
  • Heinrich (1228-1237)
  • Ulrich, Berthold
  • Henry II (1241-1254)
  • Eberhard, Ulrich II, Hermann I.
  • Albert I (1256-1260)
  • Konrad (around 1267 ), Albert II ( to 1284) and three other
  • Ulrich IV (1288-1324)
  • Ulrich V (1324-1335)
  • Herman II (1335-1348)
  • Peter I. (1349-1359)
  • Wilhelm (1362-1367)
  • Ruger (1367-1390)
  • Andrew I (1390-1405)
  • Johann I (1405 )
  • John II Vötter (1405-1422)
  • Ernest ( 1422 )
  • Kamp Andrew II (1422-1429)
  • Martin Wirsinger (1429-1437)
  • Peter II (1437-1447)
  • Johann III. (1447-1461)
  • John IV Schiltl (1461-1483)
  • George I Hölzl (1484-1500)
  • Johann Inger V. Retz (1500-1504)
  • Vitalis of Seyboldsdorf (1504-1508)
  • Stephan Wirsinger (1508-1544)
  • John VI. Pock (1544-1547)
  • George II Schregl (1548-1555)
  • Wolfgang Scharf Nickl (1555-1557)
  • John VII Bitterle (Administrator 1558, Abt 1560-1579 )
  • John VIII Wolf (Administrator from 1579 Abt 1583-1593 )
  • Michael I. Vögele (1593-1604)
  • Johann IX. Wöckhl (1604-1625)
  • George III. Greiß (1625-1630)
  • Christoph Dimpfle (1630-1672)
  • Gottfried Molitor (1672-1675)
  • Michael II stone Mayer (1675-1701)
  • Ferdinand Schoeller (1701-1717)
  • Joseph Mari (1717-1727)
  • Paul Wieniger (1727-1764)
  • Michael III. (1765-1781)
  • Bernhard (1781-1783)

The monastery church

1701, the former Gothic church of the monastery was damaged by fire. After a collapse of the vaulted ceilings and long negotiations, the dilapidated old church was demolished, with the exception of the choir and rebuilt in 1726 by the Munich architect Johann Michael Fischer. Fischer loosened the long rectangular building in its interior by numerous curves and ovals. In place of the Twin Towers of the previous building, whose stumps were included in the new building, entered a roof skylights.

Quirin Asam and Cosmas Damian Egid Asam have designed the interior. Because of the rich design of the interior with rich stucco, the building is considered a masterpiece of late Baroque church architecture. The huge ceiling fresco from 1732 shows scenes from the life of the founder of the Premonstratensian Norbert of Xanten. Under the tower of the painter Cosmas Damian Asam portrayed himself as a repentant publican.

The mighty altar of Quirin Asam Egid is one of the most important works of the Bavarian Baroque. Highly visible the influence of Bernini's bronze canopy is in St. Peter's Basilica, where Asam had stopped at a trip to Italy recently: four twisted columns supporting a canopy with the Lamb of God as the crowning. The oversized altarpiece by Cosmas Damian Asam ( 1732 ) shows the beheading of the church patron Margareta.

The first two side altars from 1731 to 1735 are equipped with rich figurative representations. Links extends an enthroned Madonna to St. Dominic and Catherine of Siena Rosaries, right, the Holy Family gathered around mother Anna. The side chapel altars with the St. Norbert and Nepomuk created 1734/35, the pulpit in 1735.

The church, also known as Asambasilika of Altenmarkt, was ordained in 1740 and raised 1983 Papal Basilica (Basilica minor).

On 1 March 2008 the spire was destroyed by Hurricane Emma and thrown into the roof of the basilica. The tower was then restored to its former state.

Michael Wening Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau Margaret the Virgin Flèche Holy Kinship Saint Anne Cyclone Emma (2008)
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