Braunau in Rohr Abbey (Kloster Braunau in Rohr) is a

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monastery, formerly Rohr Abbey, a monastery of the

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, in

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in the district of Kelheim in

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Rohr Abbey: First foundation

The monastery, dedicated to the

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, was founded in 1133 by Adalbert of Rohr. It was dissolved in the

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of 1803 when the German princes substituted church lands for property they had lost through

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. 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.

Abbey church

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

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in 1722 and 1723.

Braunau in Rohr Abbey: Second foundation

After

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the exiled

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Benedictine monks from Braunau Abbey (Braunau is now Broumov in the

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) 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

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of the

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since 1984.

External links

Braunau-Rohr Website
(also with good English text)
Klöster in Bayern
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