In the 8th century |
People settled in the area of the later Church of St. Aurelius. |
Around 800 |
There is a church here. |
814-840 |
The relics of St. Aurelius are brought to Hirsau. The nobleman Erlafried founds the first monastery, which is consecrated in 838. |
Late 10th century |
The first Hirsau monastery fell into disrepair. |
1049 |
Pope Leo IX visits Hirsau. The Aurelius relics are found again. Count Adalbert of Calw refounds the monastery for this reason. |
1069 |
Wilhelm of St. Emmeram (Regensburg) is appointed abbot of the monastery. |
1071 |
The second Church of St. Aurelius is consecrated. |
Around 1080 |
Abbot Wilhelm writes his "Constitutiones Hirsaugiensis", which is based on the strict rules of the reformed monastery in Cluny. Hirsau therefore becomes a center of the Cluniastic reform movement. |
1082 |
Work on the St. Peter and Paul Monastery on the left-hand bank of the Nagold river begins. |
2 May 1091 |
The new Monastery Church is consecrated. |
5 July 1091 |
Abbot Wilhelm dies. |
1092 |
The Hirsau Convent moves into the new monastery. |
In the 12th century |
The monastery experiences an economic and cultural heyday and is further expanded. In the second half of the century it experiences its decline. |
1458 |
Hirsau joints the reform movement of Bursfelde. |
In the 15th century |
The Church of St. Aurelius is renovated and used again. |
1474-1503 |
The convent buildings of St. Peter and Paul Monastery are altered and the cloister is redecorated. |
1487 |
The Chapel of All Saints is consecrated. |
1508-1516 |
The Chapel of St. Mary is rebuilt. |
1535 |
Duke Ulrich of Württemberg introduces the Reformation. |
1556 |
The Duke has a Protestant monastery school set up in St. Peter and Paul Monastery. |
1584-1585 |
Following its partial demolition, the Church of St. Aurelius is converted to a barn. |
1586-1592 |
Duke Ludwig of Württemberg has Hirsau Palace built by the architect Georg Beer. |
1630-1648 |
The monastery is taken into possession by Benedictines from Weingarten during the Thirty Years' War. |
1662 |
The Protestant monastery school returns to Hirsau. |
1692 |
French troops moving through set fire to the church, monastery and palace. |
In the 18th century |
Only the housekeeping buildings are renewed. The remaining monastery complex including the palace are given up and largely torn down. |
1779 |
The parsonage is built on the square west of the church ruins. |
1806 |
The monastery administrative office of Hirsau, which had resulted from the former monastery possessions, is disbanded in the course of secularization. |
In the 19th century |
The Romantics discover the Hirsau ruins. These are now secured and researched. |
1933-1936 |
There is extensive archeological and restoration work in the ruins of the Church of St. Peter and Paul. |
1955-1956 |
The Church of St. Aurelius is restored and consecrated as a Catholic church. |
1991 |
The monastery museum opens. |
1975 |
Hirsau is incorporated as part of the town of Calw. |