St. Quirin (Tegernsee)

According to tradition, the origins of the monastic community at Tegernsee date back to the mid-8th century, when the brothers Oatkar and Adalbert from the noble Huosi family founded the monastery and transferred the relics of Saint Quirinus here. After the overthrow of Duke Tassilo III, Tegernsee became a royal monastery under Carolingian rule. In the 10th century, the community experienced a crisis until Emperor Otto II initiated its refoundation as a Benedictine imperial abbey in 978. Parts of the crypt and the lower sections of the western towers may still date from this period. In the 11th century, it was converted into a three-aisled Romanesque basilica. Following a fire in 1410, the monastery and church were largely rebuilt in the Late Gothic style, resulting in the current three-aisled basilica without a transept. From 1678 onwards, the church was baroqueized under Enrico Zuccalli, with a transept and crossing added. Hans Georg Asam created the rich stucco work and ceiling paintings around 1694. On the occasion of the monastery's 1000th anniversary in 1746, Rococo chapels with sculptures by Johann Baptist Straub were added. After the monastery's dissolution in 1803, the church became a parish church.

The former monastery of St. Quirin is located in Tegernsee, a municipality in the Miesbach district of Bavaria, Germany.

Today, St. Quirin Church serves as a Catholic parish church and is a protected historical monument in Bavaria. Beneath the altar area is a crypt, not accessible to the public, which serves as a burial site for the ducal branch of the Wittelsbach family, housing 19 individuals, including Duchess Ludovika in Bavaria and Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier.

• Ringberg Castle (castle, approx. 3175 m away)
• Hohenwaldeck Ruin (ruin, approx. 9037 m away)
• Miesbach Castle (castle, approx. 10870 m away)
• Reichersbeuern Castle (castle, approx. 11895 m away)