The convent was founded between 1002 and 1008 by the Countess Wichburg, the wife of Count Ottwin von Sonnenburg of Pustertal.

[3] There is a record of Ulrich II, Duke of Carinthia making a donation to the monastery on 31 March 1199.

They later received support from the Göss Abbey, including the Abbess Afra von Staudach (1562), which helped renew the community.

[3] Today the former Benedictine convent includes a church where services are still held, an educational establishment run by the diocese, a hotel and seminar facilities.

The convent and the church, with its crypt, are built on stone foundations that date back to Roman times.

[4] The north-west wing of the present complex was built in 1546 In the years 1654 to 1658 the monastery was remodeled in the baroque style by the architect Pietro Francesco Carlone.