Oberalteich Abbey


Oberalteich Abbey or Monastery was a house of the Benedictine Order in Bogen in Bavaria.

History

The monastery, dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, was founded in c. 1100 by Count Frederick of Bogen, a Vogt of Regensburg cathedral. After a serious fire in 1245 the premises were re-constructed under abbots Heimo and Purchard. Under abbot Friedrich II the abbey was fortified. The church was extensively altered in the time of abbot Johann II Asperger. The mediaeval monastery complex was modernised by abbot Veit Höser, which was followed by a total baroque refurbishment under abbots Roman Denis, Benedikt Resch and Ignatz Scherlin.
The abbey was dissolved in 1803 during the secularisation of Bavaria, and the monastery buildings were disposed of. Accommodation for the local priest and a servant were set up in part of them.

Church

The abbey church of Saints Peter and Paul was rebuilt between 1622 and 1630 and is richly decorated. The baroque high altar dates from 1693. The church of the former abbey became the parish church in 1803. In 1847 the tombs and monuments were removed from the church and taken to Vilshofen where they were used for the construction of a dam.