Located on the Holy Mountain above the eastern shore of Lake Ammersee in the middle of Upper Bavaria’s Five-Lakes Region, Andechs Monastery is easily visible from far away. For more than half a millennium it has been a cherished destination for pilgrims.
Andechs Monastery - with its brewery, Bräustüberl, monastery restaurant, and not least its rich cultural offerings in the representational environs of the “Fürstentrakt” and the Florian Stadl multi-purpose hall - is a much sought after meeting place attracting visitors from around the world. The Florian-Stadl has by now turned into the regional center for culture and also become the permanent location for holding the annual Orff Festival.
As a successful economic entity, Andechs Monastery fulfils its mission as a foundation and as a business resource provides all necessary financial means for the support and maintenance of St. Bonifaz Abbey in Munich through its own efforts - all without relying on subsidy from public church tax funds.
Manager of the Monastery is Dr. Johannes Eckert, the abbot of the Benedictine Abbey St. Bonifaz in Munich and Andechs. The common model provided by the monks and lay workers best illustrates the Monastery’s activity as a productive entity and is highlighted by the motto:
“It is our tradition to be progressive,
and we can attribute our progress to a great tradition".
From this standpoint, Andechs Monastery’s concept and activity at this time creates the basis for the future: To prevail and – historical awareness notwithstanding - without being entrapped in the past or tradition. To relish the present and the moments which go by so quickly, yet indeed not forgetting that which went on before.
