Franciscan monastery in Füssen

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The Franciscan Church
View from the High Castle to the Franciscan monastery
End of the Romantic Road at St. Stephan Abbey

The Füssen Monastery is a monastery of the Franciscan Observants in Füssen in Bavaria in the Diocese of Augsburg .

history

The monastery, consecrated to St. Stephan , was founded in 1628 by Heinrich von Knoeringen , Prince-Bishop of Augsburg , and Abbot Martin von Sankt Mang , after the Jesuits had left Füssen and settled in Kaufbeuren . The first religious came from Reutte in Tyrol . In 1632 the newly built monastery was damaged when the Swedes passed through. Extensive renovation measures were necessary. In 1662 a brewery and in 1695 an additional brandy distillery were built. From 1712 a second wing was added to the monastery building. St. Stephen's Church was rebuilt from 1763 to 1767.

In 1803 the monastery became the property of the Teutonic Order . This over appropriated it in 1805 to the State which there is a central monastery instituted the Franciscans. The monastery was forbidden to accept new members and beg for food. In 1835 the monastery received a guarantee of existence from King Ludwig I of Bavaria , initially as a hospice. In 1913 it was raised again to a convent.

In 1979 the diocese of Augsburg took ownership of the complex and renovated the monastery and church. Today the monastery serves as the place of residence for older Franciscan brothers and works in the pastoral care of the parish community in Füssen.

On January 6, 2013, a fire broke out in the monastery, as a result of which a 100-year-old monk was killed; nine other monks and a firefighter were injured.

Building description

The Franciscan monastery is a two-wing complex. The west wing was built in 1629/31 by Jörg Schmuzer, the south wing with the former brewery in 1712/14 by Johann Jakob Herkomer . House chapel in the west wing; with equipment. The monastery garden is a baroque complex with a fountain basin, on the inside of the city wall with a fresco, from the 18th century.

The Franciscan Church of St. Stephan is a new building from 1763 to 1767 on the site of the early medieval Reichshof Church of St. Stephan. The externally simple monastery church has a rococo interior.

Others

The monastery gate forms the end of the romantic street .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 100-year-old father dies after fire , Spiegel Online , January 7, 2013

Coordinates: 47 ° 34 ′ 0.8 ″  N , 10 ° 42 ′ 12.2 ″  E