Augustinian monastery Lauingen
The Augustinian monastery in Lauingen is a former monastery of the Augustinian hermits in Lauingen in Bavaria in the diocese of Augsburg.
history
The monastery of the Augustinian hermits, consecrated to St. Thomas von Villanova , was first mentioned in a document in 1292. In 1522, Caspar Amman , the prior of the Augustinians, publicly preached the teachings of Luther . In 1540 the Augustinians ceded their monastery to the city of Lauingen, whereupon the Protestant church order was introduced in 1542. In 1656 the Augustinian monastery was reoccupied. On September 1, 1802, in the course of secularization in Bavaria, the administration of the monastery was transferred to electoral Bavarian officials. The final cancellation took place on March 20, 1804.
Todays use
The former monastery church, still known in Lauingen under the name "Augustinerkirche", is still used for church services. In the other buildings there is a Montessori kindergarten and the Albertus grammar school .
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Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ′ 18.5 ″ N , 10 ° 25 ′ 47.6 ″ E