Braunau in Rohr Abbey

Rohr in Niederbayern, Germany

Braunau in Rohr Abbey is a monastery of the Augustinian Canons dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was founded in 1133 by Adalbert of Rohr. It was dissolved in the secularization of 1803 when the German princes substituted church lands for property they had lost through Napoleon. In the east wing the parish priest's offices and a school were accommodated, and in a part of the west wing, an inn. The remaining buildings were demolished.

The abbey church, dedicated, like the abbey, to the Assumption, contains a high altar, which represents the Assumption of the Virgin in fully three-dimensional sculpture a Theatrum sacrum. It was created by Egid Quirin Asam in 1722 and 1723.

After World War II the exiled German Benedictine monks from Braunau Abbey (Braunau is now Broumov in the Czech Republic) were lodged here in part of the east wing. They gradually re-established their community, acquiring little by little the remaining parts of the entire monastery complex. The monks have re-established a secondary school here.

The abbey has been part of the Bavarian Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation since 1984.

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Klostergasse 1, Rohr in Niederbayern, Germany
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Founded: 1133
Category: Religious sites in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)

More Information

en.wikipedia.org
www.kloster-rohr.de

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User Reviews

Dr. Werner Kreim (9 months ago)
Great! It is a pity that the central aisle curtain with the (in itself good) modern image covers the altarpiece.
Susanne Tober (12 months ago)
The church is beautiful and absolutely worth seeing, including the baroque nativity scene. Another must-see Asam church in the area. I will probably visit her more often now.
Mike‘s Corner (3 years ago)
Worth seeing church by Egid Quirin Asam with a fascinating high altar
Peter Froehlich (4 years ago)
A beautiful Baroque monastery church, equipped by the Asam brothers. In the Benedictine abbey there is the Johann Nepomuk Gymnasium, a very well-known school. Immediately next to the church there is the hotel and Gasthof Sixt, a stop is always worthwhile.
brocki hd (4 years ago)
Sehr schön und alle sehr nett ,coole Schule
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