Rott Abbey

The monastery Rott is a former Benedictine monastery in Rott am Inn in Bavaria in the diocese of Freising.

History of the Monastery

The beginnings of the monastery date back to the late 11th century. Well at the wedding of his son Kuno II with Elisabeth of Lorraine matured in Count Palatine Kuno I of Rott and Vohburg the plan to found a monastery on the family estate. As 1081 Kuno II childless in the Battle of Blenheim in Heerbann Emperor Henry IV fell, the Foundation has been renewed and taken the monastery under papal protection.

By possessions in the Lamer angle in the Bavarian Forest, it is often connected with its development and history.

Due to the secularization of the monastery was dissolved in 1803, demolished parts of the plant or sold, nationalized the forest and sold the valuable library with a few exceptions. Many of the remaining parts of the building fell in 1937 to a major fire victims. The abbey church, however, remained and now serves as a parish church.

The monastery church

The Rotter monastery church is to St. Marinus and St.. Consecrated Anianus. Since 1763, stands on the site of the original Romanesque basilica today's rococo structure by Johann Michael Fischer. The partly white and partly colored combined altar sculpture by Ignaz Günther regarded as excellence of German sculpture of the 18th century.

Client

The unique harmony of space, facilities and program, which distinguishes the Rotter monastery church is the result of literally " one-time" plant community of the most important artists of the South German rococo. My conclusion she owes primarily to the client Abbot Benedikt Lutz II ( 1720-1777 ). Born in 1720 in Kitzbühel, Benedikt Lutz probably occurred because of the geographical proximity to the Priory Pillersee incorporated in 1737 in the monastery a Rott. Novitiate and theological studies led him to Weihenstephan in Freising, where he was the respected Roman Weixer P. (1690-1764) became a fatherly friend.

Architectural History

Following the comprehensive demolition of the old church by " Tyrolean miners " beginning in March 1759 took place on 4 June, the foundation stone. According to ancient tradition, construction began on the east with the construction of the sacristy and above gelegenem Psallierchor. Due to the sovereign Bauorganisation fisherman and a " too praecipitanten " ( on piece ) authority grew the massive building rapidly upward, so that already on 20 August 1760 Topping-out ceremony was celebrated, the in November of the same year followed by the closure of the main dome. Meanwhile, Jakob took the plasterers to smoke with the decoration of Psallierchors ( reliefs with scenes from the life of St. Benedict ) on their work.

The year 1761 saw the completion of the church roof next above all, the decoration of the presbytery, at the next smoke also Matthäus Günther was now involved with the frescos of the ceiling mirror. A first highlight was the provisional line-up of the high altar of Ignaz Günther in November of the same year. The construction season in 1762 was dominated by the design of the main room. Between June and October Matthäus Günther created the monumental dome fresco of the " theatrum honoris " of the Benedictine order. At the same time the work was completed at the high altar, contrary to the original concept to the statues of Sts. Henry and Gwendolyn has been extended.

After the completion of the shell space in April 1763, work concentrated on the altar equipment. After the late Gothic Donors high grave, which had been taken over as the only medieval image work in the new building, had found its permanent place in the vestibule, the solemn consecration of the church by the Freising Auxiliary Bishop Franz Ignaz Albert and from Werdenstein was completed on October 23, 1763. At this time, the design of the church was not yet complete. Confessionals, entrance gate, frontals and different frame work went on until 1767. The final completion of the work were the 1791 consecrated altars next to the porch.

Other measures

After two partially not true to the original restoration in the years 1867 and 1962/1963 the former monastery church was subjected 1994-2002 an overall comprehensive redevelopment, which was based on the original state. Since July 2002, the Rotter church is open again and to visit in new "old glory ".

Equipment

The organ in the west gallery was built by the organ builder Johannes leader ( Munich). The plant is located in a two-part Baroque organ case, so that the views of the west window remains free on the north and south sides of the Empor niche. The abrasive loading instrument has 32 ​​stops on two manuals and pedal. The Spieltrakturen are mechanical, the Registertrakturen are electric.