St. Stephen's Abbey, Augsburg

In 1828 King Ludwig I of Bavaria founded a grammar school here, as a successor to the former Jesuit college of St. Salvator (1582–1807).

Barnabas Huber, who had been staying with Prince Fugger of Babenhusen since the closing of Ottobeuren Abbey was selected as the first abbot.

In company with Ignatius Albert von Riegg, Bishop of Augsburg (1824–36), he traveled to Benedictine monasteries in Austria and Switzerland, and returned with about twenty monks to make up the new community.

The monks took up teaching at the Royal Lyceum, the Catholic Gymnasium, and the seminary.

The monks continue to run the school and boarding house, and are engaged in pastoral and youth work.