Mariastein Abbey

MARIASTEIN ABBEY (also Beinwil-Mariastein)

Town/city : Metzerlen-Mariastein, Switzerland
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Order : Benedictan

Established at Beinwil: 1100 (?)
Abolished : 1555 (under administration of other abbeys)
Re-established : 1633
Moved to Mariastein : 1648
Abolished (congregation in exile) : 1798-1804 and 1874-1941

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The arms of the Abbey while in exile in Bregenz (1905-1941) as Abbey of Mariastein-St. Gallus.

These arms combine the arms of Mariastein (III) with the patron saints St. Mary (III) and St. Gallus (IV). The first quarter shows the arms of the Hirsau Abbey, as the original Beinwil abbey was founded in the 11th century by monks from Hirsau.

Arms of Abbots

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  Heinrich Rotacker (1415–1431)

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  Johannes von Oettingen (1431–1443)

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  Johannes Streng (1443–1462)

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  Johannes Müller (1462–1485)

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  Rudolf von Saal (1485–1500)

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  Johannes Kerckel (1500-1503)

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  Nikolaus Ziegler (1503–1513)

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  Ludwig Rapp (1514–1527)

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  Fintan Kieffer (1633–1675)

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  Augustin Reutti (1675–1695)

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  Esso Glutz (1695–1710)

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  Maurus Baron (1710–1719)

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  Augustin Glutz (1719–1745)

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  Hieronymus Altermatt (1745–1765)

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  Hieronymus Brunner (1765–1804)

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  Placidus Ackermann (1804–1841)

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  Bonifaz Pfluger (1841–1850)

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  Karl Schmid (1851–1867)

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  Leo Stöcklin (1867–1873)

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  Karl Motschi (1873–1900)

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  Vinzenz Motschi (1900–1905)

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  Augustin Rothenflue (1905–1919)

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  Augustin Borer (1919–1937)

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  Basilius Niederberger (1937–1971)

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  Mauritius Fürst (1971–1995)

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  Lukas Schenker (1995–2008)

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  Peter von Sury (2008-present)

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