Pernegg Abbey

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Pernegg Abbey
Interior of the monastery church

The Pernegg Abbey is a former monastery of the Premonstratensians (or the Premonstratensians ) (OPraem) in Pernegg in Lower Austria .

The monastery complex is surrounded by walls from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. These walls are partially reinforced by round towers with battlements.

history

The monastery was founded around 1153 by Ekbert and Ulrich II von Pernegg as a women's choir monastery ( belonging to the Geras monastery ) and settled with nuns from the Launiowitz monastery belonging to Seelau . As far as the times are concerned, it largely shared the fate of the Geras monastery.

In 1188 the foundations of Pernegg were handed over to the Bishop of Passau , the provosts were appointed by Geras. In 1276 a master - later a prioress - was named.

When all but one of the choir women died under Provost Coloman Radt, the right to elect the Provost passed to the chapter of Geras. In 1584 the women's monastery was closed, and after the death of the last choirwoman, Rosina Eichinger, at the age of over 80, it was filled with new canons from Geras in 1586.

In 1608 the monastery was given the pontificals and from 1644 it was run as an independent canon monastery. In the 17th century there was an upswing and the expansion of the monastery complex. Under Franz von Schöllinger, the monastery received, in addition to the parish of Pernegg, the parish of Niklasberg von Geras. From the sovereign Pernegg received the abbeys of Lelesz and Jasov , later St. Stephan in Oradea and the (titular) provosts of Horpacs, then the canonies in Csorna and Türje . However, some of these were then sold to wealthier monasteries of the order to repay their debts.

In 1700 the monastery was elevated to the status of an abbey, but already in 1783 in the course of his religious policy by Emperor Joseph II. And the furnishings were auctioned. In 1854 Emperor Franz Joseph transferred the monastery building in Pernegg back into the possession of the Canons of Geras.

Geras and Pernegg were confiscated in 1940 and Pernegg served as a warehouse for the Reich Labor Service until the end of the Second World War .

From 1951 to 1992 a youth center run by the parish was housed in the monastery building, before the entire monastery complex was renovated and expanded from 1992 to 1997. In the collegiate church, which has good acoustics, concerts are given regularly in addition to the services. In 2003, the Pernegg monastery was leased to private operators ( Friends Touristik GmbH ) who rely on the slogan “The discovery of silence” and fasting. Today the monastery is a well-known fasting center in Austria.

The well-known heads of the Pernegg Abbey:

Provosts:

Engelbert (founding Provost of Pernegg)
Conrad (later Abbot of Geras)
Ulrich
Conrad
Johann
Wilhelm (later Abbot of Geras)
Thilmann
Hermann
Johann de Russia
Wilhelm (later Abbot of Geras)
Gerhard
Oswald (later Abbot of Geras)
Nikolaus
Laurenz
Christoph
Christian Zarnwolf
Johann Kolb
Thomas Scheerschneider
Gregor
Coloman Radt (in his time the election by the
choir women ends) Johann Wenzel Ruepl (later Wenzel II. Abbot of Geras)
Urban Reader (later Abbot of Geras)
Christoph Weber
Mathias Reader
Georg Sumperer (in his day died the last choirwoman Rosina Eichinger, establishment of the chapter)
Germann Renzl
Johann von Beyrer (later abbot of Geras)
Sebastian Fuchs (previously abbot of Klosterbruck, conferment of pontificals)
Valentin Springel
Norbert Bratiz (later abbot of St. Vinzenz Breslau)
Laurenz Weigl
Nikolaus Meister

Abbots:

1. Franz Edler von Schöllinger (first abbot of Pernegg)
2. Ambros Edler von Schöllinger
    Nikolaus Zandt (father abbot and administrator)
3. Peter Gröbner
4. Leopold Silipp (abolition of the Pernegg monastery) (repayment of all debts)

Titular

provost : Ämilian Greisel (Abbot, 50th Prelate of Geras)

Monastery building

Surrounding wall with round tower

The former monastery buildings, which stand to the south and west of the monastery church that towers above them, were rebuilt in the 17th century using medieval structures. The late Gothic, former collegiate church, the Karner and parts of the baroque monastery buildings, as well as a few remains of the former castle chapel have been preserved. The church and monastery building were extensively renovated in the 1990s and new parts were added. The church received a new popular altar from Thomas Munz .

See also

literature

  • Johann Thomas Ambrózy, Ambros Josef Pfiffig, Gerhard Trumler: Geras Abbey and its art treasures . St. Pölten 1989.
  • Sebastian Brunner (Ed.): A Canon Book . Wuerzburg 1883.
  • Isfried Robert Franz: History of the Waldviertel Monastery Foundation Geras-Pernegg . Geras 1976, reprint.
  • Iris Winkelbauer: Studies on the former Premonstratensian monastery Pernegg in the Waldviertel (Lower Austria) . Thesis. Faculty of History and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna, 2013 ( PDF file; 48 MB ).

Web links

Commons : Stift Pernegg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Monastery history on the website of Pernegg Monastery. Retrieved February 6, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Sebastian Brunner (Ed.): A Canon Book . Wuerzburg 1883.

Coordinates: 48 ° 43 ′ 53 "  N , 15 ° 37 ′ 42"  E