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The nobleman Wernher von Reichersberg converted his possessions into a monastery in the 11th century. It has been owned by Augustinian Canons since then. Wernher and his wife Dietburga donated their castle to the canons regular for use as a monastery in 1084 after their only son Gebhard died young.
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As of 2013 there were about twenty canons at the abbey. The monastery has been renovated and is now a cultural center of the Innviertels. The monastery has an extensive library, holding 55,000 volumes. It holds a large collection of religious art, which can be viewed during guided tours. In 2002 a
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style. In 1624 it was destroyed by a fire. During the years that followed a large baroque replacement was erected. These buildings stand today. A new organ was made by A. Butz in 1638. It was destroyed in 1774 by collapse of the tower in which it was installed. The outer courtyard of the monastery
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The archbishop of Salzburg gave the abbey a pastoral area on what was then the Hungarian border, where the canons are active to this day. In the mid 16th century master Ulrich Lufftenecker became a teacher at the monastery, and taught students choral singing. Four printed choir books have survived
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it had to struggle for its existence. In 1810 the monastery was placed under administration. Normal monastic activities resumed in 1817. In 1883 the collegiate church organ was widened following the plans of organist J. E. Habert. During
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provost of the monastery in 1132. Conrad gave various tithes to Reichersberg, "except for the canonical portion of the parish priests". He reserved the right to dispose of the priest's portion to avoid disputes with the canons.
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and an eminent theologian. While there, Gerhoh composed his commentary on the Psalms between 1144 and 1148, making much use of the earlier work of
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A catalogue of the manuscripts and printed books collected by Thomas Brooke and preserved at Armitage Bridge House, near Huddersfield
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In the first few decades of its existence the monastery went through several changes of hands. Although the monastery lay within the
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The Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa: The History of the Expedition of the Emperor Frederick and Related Texts
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completed the frescoes of the church in 1778-79. The monastery holds the work of other artists including
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has a marble fountain crowned with a figure of St. Michael, the patron of the monastery, made by
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The Psalms Commentary of Gilbert of Poitiers: From Lectio Divina to the Lecture Room
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was exhibited at the monastery for many years until the artist was identified.
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in 1662, he had been provost of Reichersberg for thirty years.
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Monastic Tithes: From Their Origins to the Twelfth Century
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Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1844).
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The original monastery was relatively small, built in
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The life and times of st. Bernard, tr. by M. Wrench
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Reichersberg Abbey is located in Austria
Order
Canons Regular
Coordinates
48°20′14″N 13°21′37″E / 48.337093°N 13.360388°E / 48.337093; 13.360388

Michael Wening
German
Augustinian Canons
Inn River
Reichersberg
diocese of Passau
diocese of Salzburg
Conrad I of Salzburg
Gerhoh
Gerhoh
Provost
Gilbert of Poitiers
Gerhoh
Arno
Magnus

Massacre of the Innocents
Peter Paul Rubens
Romanesque
Gothic
Thomas Schwanthaler
Christian Wink
Josef Matthias Götz

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