The beginnings of the monastery date back to the late 11th century. Probably on the occasion of the wedding of his son Kuno II von Rott with Elisabeth of Lorraine († 1086) matured in Palatine Count Kuno I. von Rott the plan to found a monastery on the family estate. When 1081 Kuno II von Rott fell childless in the battle of Höchstädt in the army of King Henry IV, the foundation was renewed and the monastery was taken under papal protection.
Through possessions in the Lamer angle in the Bavarian Forest, it is often associated with its development and history.
Due to the secularization of the monastery was dissolved in 1803, parts of the plant torn down or sold, the forest property nationalized and sold the valuable library with a few exceptions. Many of the remaining parts of the building fell victim to a major fire in 1937. However, the abbey church was preserved and today serves as a parish church.