Church history The Church of St. Margaretha is one of the oldest churches in Bavaria and was first mentioned in a document in 1030. According to legend, St. Margaretha killed a dragon. At the time of the Middle Ages, churches that were built in places of former pagan places of worship were often given patronage by the so-called dragon slayers (Margaretha, Georg). This symbolizes that Christianity has triumphed over the dragon of disbelief. Thus, the patronage of our church could indicate that there was originally a Germanic cult site or a Roman fort at this location. In 1030, Bishop Egilbert von Freising donated Unterübermoos to the Weihenstephan Monastery, which is why the pastoral care was taken over by Benedictines from Weihenstephan from this event onwards. We are very happy to be able to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of our church in a few years. In 1260 Pope Alexander IV confirmed the right of patronage over the churches of Übermoos and Pfaffing to Weihenstephan Abbey, although at that time the current parish church in Pfaffing was not yet built and Übermoos was probably a kind of parish church. Canon Ulrich Laupeck from St. Andreä in Freising was appointed pastor of both churches. The pastoral care by the Weihenstephan Benedictine monks remained until the year The Übermoos branch includes the following Pfaffingen districts: Unterübermoos, Oberübermoos, Scheidsöd, Eschlbach, Buchwald, Steinhart, Holzmann, Fudersöd, and Schrödelreit The door to the sacristy shown on the right is made of oak planks with a locked peephole the mocking Gothic period (around 1350). The lock with the stately key, which is traditionally given to a new pastor for investiture, still works.

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