Benedictine convent (Neuburg an der Donau)
The former Benedictine monastery in Neuburg an der Donau was founded in 1002 by the later Emperor Heinrich II . In 1007 it was transferred by him together with the nearby Benedictine convent of Bergen in 1007 to the diocese of Bamberg , which he founded .
A Jesuit college was established in its place in 1622; The Jesuits had been brought to his residence in 1613/14 by Wolfgang Wilhelm von der Pfalz (ruled 1614–1656), who converted to the Catholic faith, and had moved into the empty Benedictine convent. For their grammar school, founded in 1617, a new school building with a congregation hall was built on the 3rd floor in 1712/15.
With the abolition of the Jesuit order in 1773, ownership of the monastery passed to the Order of Malta . The Maltese ball was abolished with secularization .
Since 1847 the building has been used as the Maria Ward Institute ( Englische Fräulein ) with a secondary school.
See also
literature
- Hermann Schefers: Neuburg on the Danube. A brief history of the city. Special print, Munich 1988
Coordinates: 48 ° 44 '9.2 " N , 11 ° 10' 32.5" E