Backnang Abbey
The Backnang Abbey , consecrated to Saint Pankratius , was a regulated Augustinian canon monastery .
It was founded before 1116 by Hermann II , Margrave of Verona and Baden , and his wife Judith at the Backnang church. In 1116 Pope Paschal I confirmed the foundation. As early as 1123 the monastery had to be renovated with the help of Augustinians from the Marbach monastery in Alsace .
St. Pancras was 1123-1243 grave lay of the Zähringers related Margrave of Baden . Due to this importance, the monastery quickly gained wealth and influence.
Since the Baden area of influence subsequently developed increasingly southwest of Backnang, Backnang was already exposed in the 13th century and exposed to the influence of Württemberg . Margravine Irmengard therefore transferred the remains of her husband Hermann V to the local Cistercian monastery in Lichtental in 1243 .
In 1297 Backnang became part of Württemberg, and in 1366 Count Eberhard II also achieved sovereignty over the finances of the monastery. In 1477 the monastery was converted into a collegiate monastery with the approval of Pope Sixtus IV . In 1535 the monastery was abolished. The Backnang Canons, however, complained to Emperor Karl V that the monastery was briefly occupied again in 1551. The last canon died in 1593, so the monastery was finally abolished.
Web links
- Collegiate Foundation St. Pankratius Backnang in the database of monasteries in Baden-Württemberg of the Baden-Württemberg State Archives
Coordinates: 48 ° 56 ′ 45.9 ″ N , 9 ° 25 ′ 55.9 ″ E