Weißenau Abbey

The founding of Weißenau Abbey took place in 1145 by Gebizo von Ravensburg, a ministerialis of the Welfs. The first canons came from Rot an der Rot Abbey. As early as 1152, the foundation stone for the church was laid, and it was provisionally consecrated in 1163 as a High Romanesque, three-aisled basilica. In 1257, the provostry was elevated to an abbey. A turning point came in 1283 when Rudolf von Habsburg granted the monastery a Holy Blood relic, which significantly improved its economic situation. In the early 18th century, a new construction was decided upon. Under Imperial Prelate Mauch and according to plans by master builder Franz Beer von Blaichten, a new abbey church in Baroque style was built, completed in 1724.