[1] The monastery, first dedicated to St. Laurentius and later to St. Mary, was founded in 1274 by Magister Hartwig, canon of Passau and court chaplain to Duke Henry XIII of Lower Bavaria, with his help.

Subsequently, part of the building served as a spiritual education center for the diocese of Passau until 2004.

[4] Later, in 2023, the Fürstenzell government bought all of the land around the monastery, a total of 6,600 square metres (1.6 acres), from the Marists for the public.

[6][7] The roof was put on in 1740, the façade was created in 1744 and the building was completed in 1745, apart from the south tower, which was only erected in 1774.

In 1748, the church was consecrated by the Prince-Bishop of Passau, Joseph Dominikus von Lamberg [de].

[2] The wide double-tower façade has a figure of the Immaculata above the portal, with St. Benedict and St. Bernard to the side.

The entryway has the words Domus Dei et Porta Coeli (House of God and Gate of Heaven) written above.

They were built around an inner courtyard in 1687 and the west and south wings were redesigned around 1770 under Abbot Otto Prasser.