MonasteryWalchensee

Walchensee Abbey

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Klösterl Walchensee is a historic monastic complex situated on the Zwergern peninsula in Upper Bavaria. Originally founded in the 17th century by Hieronymite hermits, it now serves as a youth guesthouse for the Diocese of Augsburg. The baroque chapel of the former monastery, dedicated to Saints Anna and Joachim, can be visited on Sundays during the summer months.

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The foundation of Walchensee Monastery took place in 1688 by Wolfgang Holzer, a Hieronymite hermit from Warngau. He gained the support of the Bavarian Electress Maria Antonia of Austria, who initiated the construction of a chapel and a residential building. The monastic chapel of St. Anna was completed in September 1689. However, the establishment of the Hieronymites met with resistance from the neighboring Benediktbeuern Monastery, leading to ongoing disputes over rights and economic interests. This conflict ultimately resulted in the dissolution of the Hieronymite monastery in 1725. The site then came into the possession of the Benedictine monastery of Benediktbeuern, which had the chapel extended and redesigned in baroque style by 1728.

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