Ottobeuren is a Benedictine abbey, located in Ottobeuren, near Memmingen in the Bavarian Allgäu, Germany. For part of its history Ottobeuren Abbey was one of the approximately 40 self-ruling imperial abbeys of the Holy Roman Empire and, as such, was a virtually independent state.

The Benedictine Abbey Ottobeuren, dominated by its massive Late Baroque church with delicate Rococo interior, belongs to the largest and most marvellous Baroque monastery complex of southern Germany.

2024年3月24日 · Wir sind eine benediktinische Gemeinschaft, die hier in Ottobeuren in ununterbrochener Tradition schon seit dem Jahr 764 angesiedelt ist und leben nach der Regel unseres Ordensvaters des Hl. Benedikt von Nursia ( um 547).

Its major landmark is the historic Ottobeuren Abbey, located at the edge of the central town square and these days also popular for classical music concerts. But the area is also the birthplace of one of the founder of one of the popular health movements in the German-speaking world - the Kneipp method of therapy.

2021年6月2日 · Ottobeuren is a pleasant town located not far from Memmingen in Germany’s Bavarian Allgäu region. The town’s major landmark is the historic Ottobeuren Abbey, located at the edge of the central town square. The abbey was founded in 764 by Silach, a German nobleman, and dedicated to St. Alexander of Rome and St. Theodor of Sitten.

Ottobeuren Abbey was one of the self-ruling imperial abbeys of the Holy Roman Empire and, as such, was a virtually independent state. It was originally founded in 764 by Blessed Toto, and dedicated to St. Alexander, the martyr. Of its early history little is …

It is a Benedictine Abbey founded in the 18th century by a German nobleman. The basilica is adorned with dome and ceiling frescoes and altar pictures all from local and Tyrol artists. The stucco figures are particularly beautiful. The choir stalls are marvellous and give you another example of the German Baroque style.

The outside view of this immense Benedictine abbey with basilica alone is worth the trip or a detour. Unfortunately, restoration work was underway in the basilica and one could only take a look from the portal without actually being able to enter. The adjacent museum in the 490 m long and 430 m wide abbey is worth a visit.

Ottobeuren Abbey is large and old Benedictine monastery, founded in 764 AD. Includes one of most beautiful Baroque cathedrals with ornate Rococo interior.

He regained the imperial immediacy of Ottobeuren, which had been lost to Augsburg, making Ottobeuren an imperial abbey, with respective elective rights in the imperial curia. In order to reflect this ascendancy, he undertook the large-scale reconstruction of the convent in the style of the Baroque, which can still be observed today.