Seitenstetten Abbey

Seitenstetten Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Seitenstetten in the Mostviertel place of Lower Austria. The monastery changed into based in 1112 by means of Udalschalk, or Udiskalk, a relative of Bishop Ulrich of Passau, to which he gave all his estates as an endowment. In 1114 the brand new foundation became settled with the aid of monks from Gottweig Abbey. Bishop Ulrich committed the church in 1116 and granted the abbey the massive parish of Aschbach. In 1142 it also acquired the huge parish of Wolfsbach. Out of those unique parishes had been fashioned the fourteen modern-day parishes for which the abbey remains responsible.

In about 1180 Archbishop Wichmann of Magdeburg granted the abbey the widespread woodlands on the Ybbs, with the obligation of putting in a cell there and celebrating divine carrier in perpetuity. There is likewise some indication within the first century of the abbey's life that there has been already a faculty. Despite many setbacks, including two extreme fires and plenty of disputes over belongings, the abbey gradually advanced. In 1347 the community had 22 members.