Penzberg Mosque

The monastery Benediktbeuern, founded in 739, is the oldest and one of the most beautiful monasteries in Upper Bavaria. One of the main religious relics, the right arm of the holy Saint Benedikt, was handed over to the buron in the year 800 by ‘Karl the Great’. As a result, the buron was renamed as the Benedicto-Burum. From 1681 to 1686 the cloister church was entirely rebuilt in the Baroque epoch with the typical Italian early baroque accents. The church boasts a fresco cycle of the life of Christ by Hans Georg Asam and the Anastasia chapel, a separate chapel to the north, which is a miniature masterpiece by Johann Michael Fischer. Today the cloister has different functions and is used for conferences, concerts and events.

It is a Benedictine monastery founded in the 14th century by Emperor Ludwig IV, the Bavarian. It is a well-known pilgrimage destination because of the white marble statue of the Virgin Mary, who allegedly led the emperor to fund the monastery.

The St. Johannes Baptist Catholic parish church was built in the 1750s near the site of the demolished Wessobrunn monastery. The rococo building was built according to the plans of Joseph Schmuzer and his son Franz Xaver. The stucco decoration was made by Tassilo Zöpf, the frescoes by Johann Baptist Baader.