Marienburg Abbey

The origins of the monastery trace back to the former ancestral seat of the Nobles of Ofteringen, first documented in 1240. After the extinction of this family, the property passed to Rheinau Monastery. In 1862, four Benedictine nuns, including Josepha Meinrada Schneider, founded the current Marienburg Monastery. A lease agreement for the estate, previously known as Ofteringen Castle, was signed in 1861. Following the dissolution of Rheinau Monastery in 1862, the associated lands were auctioned off and acquired by the convent. The original castle chapel, which had fallen into disrepair, was rebuilt in early Baroque style, with Johann Michael Beer von Bildstein responsible for the construction, Hans Georg Leiner for the stucco work, and Judas Thaddäus Sichelbein for the paintings.