Saint Bernhard Nunnery
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Sankt Bernhard Abbey is a former Cistercian nunnery in Sankt Bernhard-Frauenhofen
in Lower Austria
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was relocated onto land in Chrueg im Pewreich am Teffenbach (the modern Sankt Bernhard) which Stephan von Maissau had donated for this purpose. He was married to Margarete von Neuhaus, a member of the noble family of Hradec, whose sister was the abbess here in 1285.
The abbey was dissolved in 1580 during the Reformation
and in 1586, the building and its grounds were granted to the Jesuit college in Vienna
. After the college was in turn dissolved in 1773, the former abbey passed through a number of private hands and began to decay, until it came into the possession of Klosterneuburg Priory in 1852 following the death of the Freiherr von Ehrenfels. In 1947, the abbey church was renovated. In 1961 the chapter house
along with the remains of the cloister
were removed to Klosterneuburg Priory.
Sankt Bernhard-Frauenhofen
Sankt Bernhard-Frauenhofen is a town in the district of Horn in Lower Austria in Austria. 21.03% of the municipality are forested. It lies in the forest area of the Taffa valley.-Districts Katastralgemeinden:...
in Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
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History
In 1277, the Cistercian nunnery previously located in NeumelonArbesbach
Arbesbach is an Austrian municipality in the district of Zwettl, in Lower Austria, Austria....
was relocated onto land in Chrueg im Pewreich am Teffenbach (the modern Sankt Bernhard) which Stephan von Maissau had donated for this purpose. He was married to Margarete von Neuhaus, a member of the noble family of Hradec, whose sister was the abbess here in 1285.
The abbey was dissolved in 1580 during the Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
and in 1586, the building and its grounds were granted to the Jesuit college in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. After the college was in turn dissolved in 1773, the former abbey passed through a number of private hands and began to decay, until it came into the possession of Klosterneuburg Priory in 1852 following the death of the Freiherr von Ehrenfels. In 1947, the abbey church was renovated. In 1961 the chapter house
Chapter house
A chapter house or chapterhouse is a building or room attached to a cathedral or collegiate church in which meetings are held. They can also be found in medieval monasteries....
along with the remains of the cloister
Cloister
A cloister is a rectangular open space surrounded by covered walks or open galleries, with open arcades on the inner side, running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth...
were removed to Klosterneuburg Priory.