Reichenbach Abbey (Bavaria)

Reichenbach Abbey is a monastery of the Brothers Hospitallers, formerly a Benedictine monastery, in Reichenbach am Regen in Bavaria, Germany.
==History==
The monastery, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin,was founded in 1118 by Markgraf Diepold III of Vohburg and his mother Luitgard. During the Reformation it was looted, and secularised from 1553 to 1669, when it was re-established. It was dissolved again in 1803 during the secularisation of Bavaria. The abbey's propety was confiscated by the state and eventually auctioned off in 1820.
After a couple of unsuccessful attempts to restore it as a religious house, the site was acquired in 1890 by the Brothers Hospitallers, who established a nursing home for the mentally and physically handicapped. Today there is in addition a special school teaching therapeutic care.
==External links==
* Brothers Hospitallers Reichenbach website
* Reichenbach Community website: history of the monastery
* Klöster in Bayern
Category:Benedictine monasteries in Germany
Category:Monasteries in Bavaria
Category:1118 establishments
Category:Religious organizations established in the 1110s
Category:Christian monasteries established in the 12th century
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