Paring Abbey

The origins of Kloster Paring date back to 1139, when the construction of the church and monastic buildings began. A joint endowment by Counts Gebhard, Heinrich, and Konrad von Rottenburg-Roning, along with their mother Mathilde, facilitated its foundation. In 1141, the church was consecrated to Saint Michael, and the first canons commenced monastic life there. Pope Lucius II confirmed the foundation in 1144. Following a devastating fire in the 14th century, the monastery was rebuilt under Prior Friedrich von Lobsing. In the 16th century, economic difficulties and a dwindling number of canons led to the cessation of canonical life in Paring around 1551. From 1598, Benedictines from Andechs took over the priory, operating it as an agricultural estate. During the Thirty Years' War, Paring suffered severe destruction, with only the central nave of the original three-aisled Romanesque basilica remaining. Between 1764 and 1769, under Abbot Meinrad I.