Gars Abbey

Gars Abbey
Copper engraving of the Monastery by Johann Ulrich Kraus from the "Churbaierische Atlas" of Anton Wilhelm Ertl, 1687
Gars Abbey is located in Bavaria
Gars Abbey
Location within Bavaria
Monastery information
OrderCongregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
Established768
People
Founder(s)Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria
Architecture
Functional statusIn use
Site
Coordinates48°09′23″N 12°16′35″E / 48.1565°N 12.2763°E / 48.1565; 12.2763

Gars Abbey (German: Kloster Gars) is a monastery on the Inn River in Bavaria, Germany, in the town of Gars am Inn. It was founded in 768 and has been occupied by Benedictine monks, Augustinian Canons Regular, and most recently Redemptorists.