Weltenburg: MRA-DEU-Kel001

Located in Weltenburg, Germany, the abbey was founded at the initiative of Agilus and Eustice of Luxeuil in 617, and may represent the oldest establishment of its kind in Bavaria. It adopted Benedictine rule in the 8^th century, and in the 10^th century fell under the control of the Bishop of Regensburg. Major architectural revisions and additions include the consecration of a single nave church with a crypt in 1191, and significant renovations between 1441 and 1450. The abbey had to await the 18^th century, however, before its next intensive alterations. Starting in 1713, Maurus Bächl took over the monastery’s leadership and implemented a Baroque architectural program, with a new abbey church in this up-to-date style. The 19^th-century secularization of Bavaria brought about the abbey’s dissolution, and it was repurposed for new uses, including beer brewing. The abbey was later reconsecrated and restored during the late 20^th and early 21^st centuries.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weltenburg_Abbey

https://en.kelheim.de/sehenswertes/weltenburg_abbey-1611/

Further reading:

Egger, H. (2010). The Weltenburg Abbey Church and its building history from a new perspective (Doctoral dissertation, uniwien).

Bertram, W. The interior restoration of the Benedictine monastery church Weltenburg, in the years 1960-1962. German art and heritage conservation , 21 , 31-49.