The Oberalteich Monastery (also Oberaltaich Monastery is a former Benedictine monastery in Oberalteich in Lower Bavaria in the Diocese of Regensburg.

The monastery, consecrated to St. Peter and Paul, was founded around 1100 by Count Friedrich von Bogen, who was also Domvogt of Regensburg. The first abbot, Egino, like his successors, came from the neighboring Niederaltaich monastery until 1170; like this abbey, Oberaltaich was also influenced by the Gorzer reform. The young monastery was financially exploited by the Counts of Bogen, who ruled over the monastery until 1242. It was only when the Wittelsbachers took over the bailiwick after the Counts of Bogen died out that the monastery under Abbot Poppo (1260–1282) experienced the first heyday of monastic life and scientific activity.

After a major fire in 1245, the abbots Heimo (1247–1252) and Purchard (1256–1260) renewed the monastery complex. The monastery was fortified under Abbot Friedrich II (1346-1358). At the time of Abbot Johann II Asperger (1438 to 1463) the church was redesigned. This medieval monastery complex was only renewed under Abbot Veit Höser (1604 to 1634). The complex was completely redesigned in Baroque style under the abbots Roman Denis (1682 to 1695), Benedikt Resch (1695 to 1704) and Ignatz Scherlin (1704 to 1721). The artist Joseph Anton Merz from Straubing, among others, worked as an artist.

The monastery was dissolved in 1803 in the course of secularization. The monastery buildings were sold. A parish and an additional apartment for a day laborer were housed in the convent building. In 1847 the historical grave monuments were brought from the monastery church to Vilshofen and used there to build a dam.

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