The former abbey church, a magnificent late baroque building erected in 1726–40, is now the Basilica of Saint Margaret.

Henry V, Duke of Bavaria and his wife Luitgard erected a collegiate abbey of Augustinian Canons in his palace in Osterhofen in 1004–09.

Maria Anna Sophia, the widow of the Elector of Bavaria, wished to give the noble-born nuns of the convent of Saint Anne in Munich a better endowment.

[5] The Realschule Damenstift (Convent Secondary School) was transferred to the Mary Ward Foundation of the Diocese of Passau in 2001.

[1] The monastery church, built in colored stucco and marble, is one of the most lavishly decorated in Lower Bavaria.

[6] The Asam brothers created a throne room in honor of God, a "theatrum sacrum".

Cosmas Damian Asam, a brilliant painter, created the wonderful frescoes in the church.

His brother Egid Quirin Asam filled the church interior with sculptures and ornaments, notably the impressive high altar.

[1] The altarpiece represents Saint Margaret set within a pagan environment, with a statue of Venus in a temple behind her.