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It was founded on 26 August 1684 by the Blessed Pope Innocent XI (1676-1689). FIRST CONGREGATION Until the secularisation of Bavaria in 1803 the following abbeys belonged to the congregation:
All these monasteries were dissolved in 1803, however, and the congregation lapsed at that point. SECOND CONGREGATION The congregation was re-established by Pope Pius IX on 5 February 1858 , comprising to begin with three monasteries re-founded by Ludwig I Of Bavaria : Metten; St. Boniface's Abbey, Munich, with Andechs Priory; and Weltenburg. The present members of the congregation, with the dates when they joined the congregation where known, are as follows:
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