Pupping Monastery

The origins of the site date back to 866, when a chapel dedicated to Saint Othmar was built. This chapel became the place where Saint Wolfgang died in 994, and his heart and intestines were interred there, leading to a later change in patronage. The Franciscan monastery itself was founded in 1477 by the Counts of Schaunberg, who also brought the order to Pupping. A new church, replacing the older Wolfgang chapel, was consecrated in 1490. During the Reformation, the Franciscans were forced to leave the monastery, but they returned in 1621 and rebuilt the complex. In 1786, the convent was dissolved as part of the Josephine reforms, and the buildings were demolished in 1801.