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Rinchnach Priory (German : Kloster Rinchnach) was a Benedictine monastery at Rinchnach in Bavaria, Germany.
The monastery, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, was founded in 1011 by Saint Gunther, a Benedictine monk of Niederaltaich Abbey, as the first settlement in the central Bavarian Forest. In 1029 Emperor Conrad II endowed the monastery with land. It was made a priory of Niederaltaich in 1040, when Saint Gunther moved on to Gutwasser (the present Dobra Voda) in Bohemia. [1]
In 1488 (?) the Hussites burnt the monastery down.[ citation needed ] In 1703 it was pillaged by Hungarian regiments, but restored in 1708 by Niederaltaich Abbey. [2]
The monastery was dissolved in 1803 as a result of the secularisation of Bavaria, and its estates were auctioned off. [1]
Ettal Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Ettal close to Oberammergau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. With a community of more than 50 monks, with another five at Wechselburg, the Abbey is one of the largest Benedictine houses and is a major attraction for visitors.
Fultenbach Abbey was a Benedictine monastery located at Holzheim in Bavaria, Germany.
Frauenzell Abbey was a Benedictine monastery situated in Frauenzell, which is part of Brennberg in Bavaria, Germany.
Metten Abbey, or St. Michael's Abbey at Metten is a house of the Benedictine Order in Metten near Deggendorf, situated between the fringes of the Bavarian Forest and the valley of the Danube, in Bavaria in Germany.
Wessobrunn Abbey was a Benedictine monastery near Weilheim in Bavaria, Germany.
Scheyern Abbey, formerly also Scheyern Priory, is a house of the Benedictine Order in Scheyern in Bavaria.
Niederaltaich Abbey is a house of the Benedictine Order founded in 741, situated in the village of Niederalteich on the Danube in Bavaria.
Oberalteich Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Bogen, Bavaria, Germany.
Vornbach Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Neuhaus am Inn in Bavaria, Germany.
Benediktbeuern Abbey is a monastery of the Salesians of Don Bosco, originally a monastery of the Benedictine Order, in Benediktbeuern in Bavaria, near the Kochelsee, 64 km south-south-west of Munich. It is the home of the Songs from Beuern, i.e., the famous Carmina Burana.
Altomünster Abbey was a monastery in the small Bavarian market town of Altomünster.
Theres Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in the village of Theres in the district of Hassberge, in Franconia in the north of Bavaria, Germany.
Attel Abbey, also Attl Abbey, was a Benedictine monastery, later a home for the disabled run by the Brothers Hospitallers, in the village of Attel near Wasserburg am Inn in Bavaria, Germany.
Rott Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Rott am Inn in Bavaria, Germany.
Weltenburg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Weltenburg near Kelheim on the Danube in Bavaria, Germany.
Garsten Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery located in Garsten near Steyr in Upper Austria. Since 1851, the former monastery buildings have accommodated a prison.
Münsterschwarzach Abbey, is a Benedictine monastery in Germany. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Schwarzach and Main in Bavaria.
Wettenhausen Abbey was an Imperial Abbey of Augustinian Canons until its secularization in 1802–1803. Being one of the 40-odd self-ruling Imperial Abbeys of the Holy Roman Empire, Wettenhaussen Abbey was a virtually independent state. Its abbot had seat and voice in the Imperial Diet, where he sat on the Bench of the Prelates of Swabia. At the time of secularization, the Abbey's territory covered 56 square kilometers and it had about 5,400 subjects.
Elchingen Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Oberelchingen in Bavaria, Germany, in the diocese of Augsburg.
The Collegiate Church of Saints Philip and James, Altötting, with the associated college or community of secular canons, was founded in about 1228 in Altötting, Bavaria, southern Germany.
Coordinates: 48°56′58″N13°12′01″E / 48.94944°N 13.20028°E
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