Lautenbach - Collégiale Saint Gangolph

Maybe Irish monks founded a monastery here within the 8th century. That is what legends say.
Later theologian Manegold de Lautenbach, a celebrity of his time, lived here. During the Investiture Controversy, Manegold sided strongly with Pope Gregory VII. Emperor Henry IV was so annoyed
about this, that he sent an army to Lautenbach, to destroy monastery and churches. That ended
the monastery ijn 1084. About 50 years later Augustinian Canons settled here - and rebuilt the church, reusing a lot of old material. Many more changes took place in and around the building (now the parish church) over the time, but the ground floor of the westwork seen here, seems still unchanged. Pretty complete and very surprising is the narthex in the middle.