Steinbach

Title

Steinbach

Dates

Founded by 12th century; Premonstratensian from 1181

Affiliation

Rot an der Rot

Medieval Diocese

Constance

Circary

Swabia

History

A parish church which was given to the Premonstratensian abbey of Rot an der Rot in 1181 by the knight Berthold von Laupheim. It became a popular pilgrimage site in the 18th century, when the current Baroque church was built on the site.

Status

Parish church

Reference

MP, I: 79

Bibliography

Miedel, Hilde. “Die gotische Kirche von Maria Steinbach – Bericht über die Ausgrabungen 1965.” Memminger Geschichtsblätter, 1966, 19–28.

Image Credit

The Wallfahrtskirche Maria Steinbach, 2017. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Swabia

Citation

“Steinbach,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/1042.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Rot an der Rot