Wettenhausen Abbey
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Wettenhausen Abbey was formerly a monastery of the Augustinian Canons; today it is a Dominican
convent. The abbey is in Wettenhausen in the municipality of Kammeltal
in Bavaria
.
. It was dissolved in 1803 in the course of the secularisation of Bavaria. The library of 7,000 volumes was transferred to the library at Dillingen
. The premises were thereafter used for a rent office.
, who established a school here, which today is a Gymnasium
(secondary school) specialising in music and the sciences.
is now a parish church. It was built in the 12th century and altered in the 17th in the Baroque
style by Michael Thumb.
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
convent. The abbey is in Wettenhausen in the municipality of Kammeltal
Kammeltal
Kammeltal is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany....
in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
.
Augustinians
The abbey was founded in 1130 by Gertrud of Roggenstein and is dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint GeorgeSaint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
. It was dissolved in 1803 in the course of the secularisation of Bavaria. The library of 7,000 volumes was transferred to the library at Dillingen
Dillingen, Bavaria
Dillingen, or Dillingen an der Donau is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the administrative center of the district of Dillingen....
. The premises were thereafter used for a rent office.
Dominican sisters
In 1864 the buildings were acquired by the Dominican Sisters of St Ursula's in AugsburgAugsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
, who established a school here, which today is a Gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
(secondary school) specialising in music and the sciences.
Abbey church
The former abbey church of the AssumptionAssumption of Mary
According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...
is now a parish church. It was built in the 12th century and altered in the 17th in the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
style by Michael Thumb.