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- Metten Abbey, or St. Michael's Abbey, was founded in 766 by Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch. For many centuries Metten was under the lordship of the Dukes and Electors of Bavaria. When Charlemagne stayed in Regensburg for three years after 788, Utto turned his abbey over to the Frankish ruler, making the Ducal Abbey a Royal Abbey.
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When Charlemagne stayed in Regensburg for three years after 788, the hermit Utto turned his abbey over to the Frankish ruler, making the Ducal Abbey a Royal Abbey. [2] After the Carolingians became extinct, Metten was turned into an Imperial Abbey.
METTEN, ABBEY OF Benedictine abbey in the Diocese of Regensburg, Bavaria, south Germany. Founded (766) from reichenau by Bl. Gamelbert and the first abbot, Bl. Utto, it was made a royal cloister by Charlemagne with the duty of prayer for emperor and empire and became an important settlement cloister.
When Charlemagne stayed in Regensburg for three years after 788, Utto turned his abbey over to the Frankish ruler, making the Ducal Abbey a Royal Abbey. After the Carolingians became extinct, Metten was turned into an Imperial Abbey.
- Abteistraße 3, Metten, Germany
When Charlemagne stayed in Regensburg for three years after 788, the hermit Utto turned his abbey over to the Frankish ruler, making the Ducal Abbey a Royal Abbey. [2] After the Carolingians became extinct, Metten was turned into an Imperial Abbey.
- St. Michael's Monastery and Parish Church
- Baroque Library
- The Ceremonial Hall
- The New Library
The spiritual centre of the convent and parish is St. Michael's baroque monastery and parish church. The altarpiece by the important fresco artist Cosmas Damian Asman (1668-1739) from 1715 shows the battle of the fallen angels with archangel Michael. The legendary founder of the monastery Charlemagne and the founder of the Benedictine order are dep...
The famous Metten monastery library from 1724 is considered to be one of the most beautiful baroque libraries in Europe. Ceiling frescoes and stucco work date back to the fresco artist Innozenz Waräthi (1694-1758) and the stucco sculptor Franz Josef Ignaz Holzinger (1691-1775). A magnificent portal frame made of differently coloured stucco marble a...
The ceremonial hall, richly decorated with stucco and ornaments, also dates from the 18th century. The ceiling fresco was created in 1755 by the Regensburg painter Martin Speer (1701-1765) and depicts the Lord's coming to court. In addition to cultural events and concerts, the ceremonial hall, integrated in the school building, is used as an assemb...
The approximately 270,000 volumes in the collection at the Benedictine Metten Abbey have been housed in the new monastery library since 2009. The art of glass painting is impressive here. An indirectly illuminated, 96-metre long strip of light glass by Robert M. Weber and Peter Hinz-Rosin crowns the shelves. The religious texts from the Holy Script...
Founded in 766, the Benedictine monastery of Metten played a decisive role in the reclamation, settlement and missionization of the Bavarian Forest. Its constant importance and size are evidenced by extensive building measures in all eras, most recently in the Baroque period in the first thirty years of the 18th century.
May 22, 2019 · Metten Abbey, also known as Kloster Metten and St. Michael’s Abbey, is a Benedictine monastery established in 766 in Germany’s southeastern region of Bavaria. The medieval abbey is...
