Nativity of Mary

The former Augustinian canon collegiate church and current Roman Catholic parish church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is a listed church building in Rottenbuch in the district of Weilheim-Schongau . It is the former collegiate church of the Rottenbuch monastery. The parish belongs to the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.
Soon after the foundation of the monastery in 1073, the construction of a large collegiate church began. The basilica was cross-shaped, the campanile free-standing; no other data on the construction have been handed down. In a fire of the monastery in 1262, the church building was also partially destroyed. Bishop Landulph of Brixen granted an indulgence in 1298 to promote renewal. The church was again significantly damaged in another large fire, after which Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian supported the reconstruction. Three altars that stood in the vestibule were consecrated in 1345. The church tower collapsed in 1417, and Provost Georg Neumayr had the tower rebuilt. Under the provost, the monastery and the village experienced a new flourishing; he concluded a contract with a master Hansen for the reconstruction of the transept and the choir. The two altars of the transept, which were under the patronage of Saints John and Stephen, were consecrated on 13 and 14 August 1468 together with the new choir. During the term of office of the provost Petrus Tagyscher from 1472 to 1480, the construction of the nave was completed and consecrated together with eight altars. During the time of the provost Wolfgang Perkhofer, the chapels of St. Veith and Heilig-Blut were renovated and the Rochuskirche was built. The Altenmünster was enlarged and a new organ was purchased. In the period from 1611 to 1663, the Gothic rood screen was removed under the leadership of Michael Piscator. Under Provost Augustin Oberst, the Josefskapelle in the north and the Frauenbrünnerl Chapel were built from 1693 to 1690. From 1690 to 1700, the monastery was extensively rebuilt according to plans by Antonio Riva. The provost Patritius Oswald arranged for the altars in the nave to be repainted. New altars for the transepts were built in 1716 and then new paintings were made for all the altars that existed at the time. The monastery master builder Joseph Schmuzer from Wessobrunn had the buildings furnished in the Rococo style. From 1737 to 1738, the choir and the transept were stuccoed and painted by Matthäus Günther; In 1739, a sacristy was built. The nave was decorated in 1741 during the time of the provost Prasser, the Joseph's Chapel followed in 1744. Originally, a façade with two towers was planned for the church, but a new dome helmet was added to the tower from 1781 to 1782. On the upper floor of the vestibule, which was built at the same time, the St. Catherine's Chapel was set up.

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