Klosterkirche zum Hl. Augustinus

The construction of the monastery church was connected with a donation from the Rattenberg pledge holder Johann von Kummersbruck, who decided in 1384 to found a monastery of the Augustinian Hermits in Rattenberg. In 1391, the new monastery could be consecrated. Regarding the spatial shell, the original church is still preserved in its core substance. However, in the years around the turn of the 17th to the 18th century, a redesign took place in the spirit of Baroque art. The artists involved in this largely remained unknown. The dome fresco, in any case, is a work by Johann Josef Waldmann. The high altar is characterized by a painting by Jakob Zanusi, depicting Saint Augustine. Stucco and figures are by Diego Francesco Carlone. The order of the Augustinian Hermits existed in Rattenberg until 1817. Following them, the Servites took over the monastery, which they gave up in 1971. In 1993, the monastery church became part of the Augustinian Museum, which opened at that time. In close connection with the monastery church, there are two other sacred spaces: the Baroque Ecce Homo Chapel and the late Gothic Hofer Chapel.