Reisach Priory (german: Kloster Reisach), formerly Urfahrn Priory (german: Kloster Urfahrn), was until 2019 a

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s in

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History

Urfahrn Priory

The priory, dedicated to Saint Teresa, was founded as Urfahrn Priory (''Kloster Urfahrn'') in 1731 for the

s by Johann Georg von Messerer, a counsellor at the Bavarian court, and his wife, both of whom were members of the Carmelite Third Order. The monastery was built between 1737 and 1741 by Abraham Millauer and his son Philipp to plans by the master builder Johann Baptist Gunetzrhainer. The interior of the church is by the

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court painter Balthasar Albrecht.Kloster Reisach website
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/ref> Urfahrn Priory was dissolved in 1802, during the secularisation of Bavaria.

Reisach Priory

In 1836–37, after failed attempts to establish a

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community in the empty buildings, it was re-founded as Reisach Priory (''Kloster Reisach'') by a small group of Carmelites from

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. The monastery was closed in November 2019 and remained empty as at October 2021.''Süddeusche Zeitung'': "Nach Abzug der Mönche: Niederaudorf will sein Kloster zurück", Sarah Höger, 1 October 2021
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'' were produced at the empty priory.

Church

The Carmelite church is particularly noted for its carved

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crib, created in the second half of the 18th century, and counted as one of the best in Upper Bavaria. The wooden relief carvings on the side altars, including the Altar of the

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, are also of exceptional quality.Chiemsee-Alpenland.de: Karmeliten-Kloster Reisach mit Klosterkirche St. Theresia und Johannes vom Kreuz
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References

{{Coord, 47, 39, 52, N, 12, 10, 33, E, region:DE-BY_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki, display=title Reisach Christian monasteries established in the 18th century Reisach Rosenheim (district)