Schussenried Abbey
The monastery shot Ried is a former Imperial Abbey in Bad Schussenried in the district of Biberach in Upper Swabia. The Canons of the Premonstratensian existed from 1183 to 1803. Today, the convent building is used under the name of New Monastery Schussenried as convention and exhibition center. The Baroque library, is considered to be a main attraction of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. The former monastery church of St. Magnus serves as a Catholic church.
History
In 1150 had Conrad and Beringer of Schussenried Shuzenriet in a mansion. Since they had no heirs, they transferred their property in 1183 the Prämonstatenserorden. This year is considered the founding date of Canons by the Premonstratensian red at the red in the summer or autumn of 1183 came a provost Frederick with twelve other canons of Weißenau after shot Ried, also the founder joined the convent at. The family crest was the emblem of the new monastery.
To 1185 began construction of the convent church. In 1188, the late Provost Frederick and the priest consecrated Beringer were here already buried by Schussenried, 1191 was followed by his brother Konrad von Schussenried.
This was followed by inheritance disputes with Konrad von Wartenberg, who registered claims. In the "waiting Bergische troubles" the Convention fled temporarily after Weißenau, the new provost Manegold asked Pope Celestine III. to his legal counsel. After this had confirmed the foundation and with the help of the Bishop of Constance in 1205, a comparison was closed, the canons displaced were able to return to the monastery. However, the monastery lasted for some time. On February 13, 1211 issued Pope Innocent III. the monastery a protective privilege. Only under the reigning from 1223 to 1248 Dean Conrad II the consecration of the church and the monastery could be made. Under his leadership, the monastery was added also acquired with the Zellerhof another property. Soon other goods in Hopferbach, Kürnbach, Laimbach, Schwaig ford Olzreute, Kleinwinnaden, Roppertsweiler, Satte Beuren and Eggatsweiler were added. In addition, the right of patronage was acquired parishes in a row. In 1227, the exemption from customs duties had already been acquired, in 1240 followed by the advocacies.
First, the mother of God was the patron saint of the church against her in 1366 the Allgäu Holy Magnus was still attached to the church was now referred to as Gozhus Our Frawen and Sanct Mang.
On January 11, 1440 former provost Konrad V. was ordained abbot. Since 1452 the monastery was under the protection of the Steward of Waldburg and Georg knighthood. From the late 15th century, the monastery was obliged only to the emperor, and was freed from foreign courts since 1487. 1512 became the Abbey in all places of the manorial system and the high - and blood jurisdiction.
The monastery church was around 1493 to 1498 was rebuilt and Gothicised. To 1493 the steeple was raised and built a new chancel, 1497 the nave and cloister were vaulted and set up a number of new shrine and triptychs in the following years. 1482 had Abbot Heinrich Austrians erected with an entrance hall and on the north wing of the cloister a library on the west facade of a castle -like attachment.
Until the 15th century, the convent was composed mainly of Canons niederadliger or patrician origins. He then consisted mainly of middle-class and peasant members.
The current name refers to the new monastery baroque building of the monastery after 1752. With the planning of the new facility Dominic Zimmermann was responsible. The originally planned four-winged building with integrated church came to a halt due to financial reasons. The current three-wing is the north wing approaches the west and east wings of the originally planned investment and take from that about a third one.
By Reichsdeputationshauptschluss the monastery in 1803 fell as compensation for loss of territory west of the Rhine to the Counts of Sternberg - Manderscheid and came in 1806 in the wake of media coverage under sovereignty of the Kingdom of Württemberg. At this time belonged to the monastery later communities Schussenried, Michelwinnenden, Otterswang, Reichenbach, Stafflangen, Winterstetten village and Allmannsweiler and other individual farms and hamlets. The monastery buildings sold a community of heirs of the Earls in 1835 to the Kingdom of Württemberg. The holdings of the once very important monastery library were sold off and are often lost.
1875 a nursing home was established in the monastery buildings, which was subsequently expanded by new buildings. The hospital was renamed several times: in 1953 it was called the Psychiatric Hospital, from 1996 Centre for Psychiatry, and since 2009 it is operated as the headquarters and location Schussenried of NDT Südwürttemberg. The baroque convent building was used until 1997 by the Centre for Psychiatry.
See also: List of abbots of Schussenried
Current usage
Schussenried Monastery is one of the nation 's monuments and is supervised by the institution " State Palaces and Gardens of Baden -Württemberg". The former monastery church serves as a Roman Catholic parish church. The former monastery area is also shaped by the institutions of the NDT Südwürttemberg.
New Monastery: Venue and Museum
Since 1998, the " New Monastery " is ( the baroque convent building ) used as a conference and event venue. 2003 National Exhibition secularization took place, for example in the rooms. Since 2010, the New Museum Kloster Schussenried is branch museum of the National Museum Wurttemberg. A permanent exhibition displays objects on the history of the monastery shot Ried and the sanatorium shot Ried as well as the cultural history of Swabian monasteries in general.
Library Hall
The Museum of the light-flooded Rococo library in the northern part of New Covenant. He is considered the most spectacular part of the monastic buildings. On two floors there are the closed bookcases. The equipment program is among the richest and most extensive in the 18th century in Germany. The ceiling fresco Franz Georg Hermann completed in 1757, shows a bewildering wealth the working of divine wisdom in apocalypse, science, fine arts and technology.
One of the last sculptures that were created for the space include eight groups of ecclesiastical false teachers, faced by eight large figures of the Church. They were completed in 1766 by Fidelis Sporer.
Up fresco element of water
Up fresco Architecture
Tree of Porphyry
Monastery church and choir stalls
Built in 1185 the monastery church and parish church of St. Magnus was rebuilt and Gothicised in the 15th century. In the 18th century the interior was in Baroque style.
The church has a baroque high over richly schmücktes choir stalls made of walnut wood, which was created in 1715-1717 by Georg Anton Machein (1685-1739) and his workshop and how the Buxheimer choir belongs to the figurative appointed group of " Swabian acanthus choir stalls ". In the Dorsalfeldern are reliefs from linden wood, whose thematic focus is on the life of Mary and the Passion of Christ. They are flanked by statues of twenty-four male and four female founders of religious orders. In 1930 the choir was dismantled as part of a renovation and erected in 1932 closer to the high altar. The north side was swapped with the south side, so that now no longer the chronological order begins with the relief scenes in the west but in the east. Unfortunately, the woodworm has left clearly visible traces in basswood.
The inscription " Romuald of Camaldoli " on the choir stalls is wrong, because the figure located there is no doubt John of Matha dar. Teresa of Ávila is provided with the incorrect attribute: The cross with crown of thorns of Christ and of the Passion is one of Bernard of Clairvaux.