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Reichsabtei Sankt Emmeram
Imperial Abbey of St. Emmeram
Imperial Abbey of the Holy Roman Empire
← Electoral Palatinate
 1295 – 1803 Principality of Regensburg →
Capital St. Imperial abbeys ( German: Reichsabteien, also Reichsklöster and Reichsstifte) were religious houses within the Holy Roman Empire which The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The Palatinate of the Rhine (Pfalzgrafschaft bei Rhein later the Electoral Palatinate (Kurpfalz was a historical territory of the Holy Roman Empire Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national Capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist the capital was moved or the capital Emmeram's Abbey
Government Theocracy
Historical era Middle Ages
 - Abbey founded ca 739
 - Separated from bishopric 975
 - Gained Reichsfreiheit 1295
 - Abbot raised to Reichsfürst 1731
 - Mediatised to new
    Archbishopric¹		  
1803
 - Ceded to Bavaria on
    Imperial collapse		  
January 6, 1806
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Small section of the extensive St. Emmeram's buildings
Small section of the extensive St. Emmeram's buildings

St. Emmeram's Abbey (Kloster Sankt Emmeram or Reichsabtei Sankt Emmeram), now known as Schloss Thurn und Taxis and St. Emmeram's Basilica, was a Benedictine monastery founded in about 739 in Regensburg in Bavaria at the grave of the itinerant Frankish bishop Saint Emmeram. This article concerns Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict see also Benedictine Confederation and Benedictine. Events By Place Europe Charles Martel drives the Moors out of France. Regensburg ( also Ratisbon, Ratisbona Řezno originally Castra Regina) is a City (population 131000 in 2007 in Bavaria, Germany Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Saint Emmeram of Regensburg (also Emmeramus, Emmeran, Emeran, Heimrammi, Haimeran, or Heimeran) was born in [1]

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Abbey

When the monastery was founded in about 739, the bishops of Regensburg were abbots in commendam, a common practice at the time which was not always to the advantage of the abbeys concerned. In Canon law, commendam (or in commendam) was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice in trust to the custody In 975, Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg, then bishop of Regensburg and abbot of St. Emmeram's, voluntarily gave up the position of abbot and severed the connection, making the abbots of St. Emmeram's independent of the bishopric. He was one of the first German bishops to do this, and his example in this was much copied across Germany in the years following. The first independent abbot was Ramwold (later the Blessed Ramwold). Both he and Saint Wolfgang were advocates of the monastic reforms of Gorze. Gorze Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Gorze in the present Arrondissement of Metz-Campagne, near Metz in Lorraine.

The scriptorium of St. Scriptorium, literally "a place for writing" is commonly used to refer to a room in medieval European Monasteries devoted to the copying of manuscripts by monastic Emmeram's in the Early Middle Ages was a centre of book production and illumination, the home of works such as the sacramentary of Emperor Henry II (produced between 1002 and 1014) and the Uta Codex (shortly after 1002). The Early Middle Ages is a period in the History of Europe following the fall of the Western Roman Empire spanning roughly five centuries from AD 500 The Sacramentary is a book containing the prayers that a priest recites at Mass. Saint Henry II ( May 6, 973 &ndash July 13, 1024) called the Holy or the Saint, was the fifth and last Holy

In 1295 the counter-king Adolf of Nassau granted the abbey the regalia and made it reichsunmittelbar (i. An Antiking (Gegenkönig is a would-be King who due to succession disputes or simple political opposition declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch Adolf or Adolph (c 1255 &ndash 2 July 1298 was the King of Germany from 1292 until 1298 Regalia is Latin Plurale tantum for the privileges and the insignia characteristic of a Sovereign. Imperial immediacy (Reichsfreiheit or Reichsunmittelbarkeit) was a privileged feudal and political status a form of statehood which a City, religious e. , an Imperial abbey, an independent sovereign power subject directly to the emperor). Imperial abbeys ( German: Reichsabteien, also Reichsklöster and Reichsstifte) were religious houses within the Holy Roman Empire which The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states

After a decline in its significance during the 16th century the abbey enjoyed a resurgence in the 17th and 18th centuries under abbots Frobenius Forster, Coelestin Steiglehner, Roman Zirngibl and Placidus Heinrich, great scholars, particularly in the natural sciences. Frobenius Forster (b 30 August[[ 709]] at Königsfeld in Upper Bavaria; d Under their leadership the abbey academy came to rival the Münchner Akademie. The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities ( Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften) is an independent public institution located in Munich. St. Emmeram's had a long tradition of scientific enquiry dating from the Middle Ages, in witness of which the monastery preserved the astrolabe of William of Hirsau. The astrolabe is a historical Astronomical instrument used by classical astronomers, Navigators William of Hirsau, or Wilhelm von Hirschau (b about 1030 d 5 July 1091) was a Benedictine abbot and monastic reformer

In 1731, the abbots were raised to the status of Princes of the Empire (Reichsfürsten). The Holy Roman Empire comprised a number of political entities which were deemed to be sovereign after the Treaty of Westphalia ( 1648) Between 1731 and 1733 there followed the magnificent Baroque refurbishment, by the Asam brothers, of the abbey church, which had been repeatedly burnt out and repaired. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc The Asam Brothers ( Cosmas Damian Asam and Egid Quirin Asam) were sculptors workers in stucco painters and architects who worked mostly together and in southern

Dissolution

In 1803, St. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Emmeram's, along with the Imperial City of Regensburg, the Bishopric of Regensburg and the two other Imperial Abbeys (Niedermünster and Obermünster), lost its previous politically-independent status to the newly formed Principality of Regensburg, often referred to as the Archbishopric of Regensburg, under the former Prince-Primate Carl Theodor von Dalberg. In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash The Bishopric of Regensburg (Bistum Regensburg was a small Prince-bishopric ( Hochstift) of the Holy Roman Empire. Imperial abbeys ( German: Reichsabteien, also Reichsklöster and Reichsstifte) were religious houses within the Holy Roman Empire which Niedermünster redirects here For Niedermünster in Alsace see Niedermünster (Alsace. The Obermünster, or Obermünster Abbey, Regensburg, was a collegiate house of Canonesses ( Frauenstift) in Regensburg, Bavaria Prince-Primate ( Fürstprimas in German, hercegprímás in Hungarian) is a rare Princely title held by individual Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg ( February 8, 1744 – February 10, 1817) was Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, Arch-Chancellor After the Treaty of Paris of 1810, the entire Principality of Regensburg was transferred to Bavaria. The Treaty of Paris, signed on January 6, 1810, ended the war between France and Sweden after Sweden's defeat by Russia Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12

The treasures of St. Emmeram's (for example, the ciborium of Arnulf, now in the Residenz) and its valuable library (including Muspilli and the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram) were mostly removed to Munich. A ciborium (plural ciboria) is a covered container used in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and related churches to store the consecrated hosts Arnulf of Carinthia (Arnulf von Kärnten Arnulf Koroški 850 &ndash December 8 899) was the Carolingian King of East Francia from 887 Muspilli is one of but two surviving pieces of Old High German Epic poetry (the other being Hildebrandslied) dating to around The Codex Aureus of St Emmeram (Munich Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Clm 14000 is a 9th century illuminated Gospel Book. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany.

Schloss Thurn und Taxis

In 1812 the monastic buildings were granted to the Princes of Thurn and Taxis, who had St. The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis (Das Fürstenhaus Thurn und Taxis is a German family that was a key player in the postal services in Emmeram's Abbey converted as a residence known from then on as Schloss Thurn und Taxis, sometimes called Schloss Sankt Emmeram.

St. Emmeram's Basilica

The abbey church became a parish church, to which, on 18 February 1964, Pope Paul VI accorded the status of a basilica minor. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Pope The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa) was originally used to describe a Roman [2] The Romanesque basilica with three aisles, three choirs and a west transept is based on an original church building from the second half of the 8th century. Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which Since that time it has been many times partly destroyed and rebuilt. The oldest extant part of the building is the ring crypt under the choir of the northern aisle. The three medieval carved stone reliefs on the north portal, dating from about 1052, the oldest of their type in Germany, represent Christ, Saint Emmeram and Saint Denis. Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " Saint Denis (also called Dionysius, Dennis, or Denys) is a Christian martyr and Saint. The west transept has a painted wooden ceiling depicting Saint Benedict of Nursia. "Saint Benedict" redirects here This article is about the founder of Western monasticism for other saints named Benedict see Benedict. The crypt of Saint Wolfgang is beneath the choir of Saint Denis. Next to Saint Denis's altar in the northern aisle is the tomb of Emma, Queen of the East Franks (d. Emma of Altdorf, also known as Hemma (808&ndash 31 January 876) was the wife of Louis the German, and Queen consort of Eastern 876), let into the wall. The high altar dates from 1669.

The tower has six bells.

Notable burials in St. Emmeram's

St. Saint Emmeram of Regensburg (also Emmeramus, Emmeran, Emeran, Heimrammi, Haimeran, or Heimeran) was born in Emma of Altdorf, also known as Hemma (808&ndash 31 January 876) was the wife of Louis the German, and Queen consort of Eastern The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Louis (also Ludwig or Lewis) the German (also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian) (806 &ndash August 28, 876 Anchorite (male/ anchoress (female (adj anchoritic from the Greek anachōreō signifying "to withdraw" "to depart into the rural countryside" Arnulf of Carinthia (Arnulf von Kärnten Arnulf Koroški 850 &ndash December 8 899) was the Carolingian King of East Francia from 887 The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Louis the Child (893 &ndash 20/ 24 September 911) sometimes called Louis IV or Louis III, was the last Carolingian ruler of Arnulf (died 14 July 937) called the Bad (der Schlimme or the Evil ( der Böse) was the Duke of Bavaria from 907 until The following is a list of rulers during the History of Bavaria. Johannes Aventinus ( July 4 1477 &ndash January 9 1534) was a Bavarian historian and philologist Rupert's church

St. Rupert's church was formerly the parish church of the monastery. Rupert of Salzburg (also Ruprecht, Hrodperht, Hrodpreht, Roudbertus, Rudbertus, Robert) (660? - 710 is a Saint The church, with two aisles, was constructed in the second half of the eleventh century, but was frequently adapted and enlarged. The nave is from the 14th century, the choir from 1405, the high altar with four pillars and a picture of the baptism of Duke Theodo of Bavaria by Saint Rupert from 1690 and the decoration and fittings from the 17th and 18th centuries. Theodo (about 625 &ndash 11 December c 716 also known as Theodo V and Theodo II, was the Duke of Bavaria from 670 or more probably 680 to The tabernacle on the north side of the choir has figures of Saint Rupert and other saints. A Tabernacle is the fixed locked box in which in some Christian churches the Eucharist is "reserved" (stored The altar of Saint Michael dated from 1713. Michael (מִיכָאֵל Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; Μιχαήλ Mikhaíl; Michael or Míchaël; ميخائيل Mikhā'īl) is an The nave is decorated with pictures of the miracles of Saint Rupert.

Abbots of St. Emmeram's

Bishops of Regensburg (abbots ex officio)

Abbots

Prince-Abbots

Notes

  1. ^ Sankt Emmeram is sometimes referred to as Sankt Emmeran
  2. ^ Old church layout (JPEG image)

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Coordinates: 49°0′55″N 12°5′34″E / 49.01528, 12.09278

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