aster ies ▁spr ang ▁up , ▁intended ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁mon ks ▁from ▁monaster ies ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁the ▁now ▁Scottish ▁is les . ▁The ▁famous ▁Scottish ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁St . ▁Jacob ▁at ▁Rat is bon , ▁built ▁around ▁ 1 0 9 0 ▁by ▁Burg ra ve ▁Otto ▁of ▁Rat is bon ▁in ▁Rat is bon , ▁became ▁the ▁mother - house ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁other ▁Sc ots ▁Mon aster ies , ▁among ▁them ▁Our ▁B less ed ▁Lady ▁at ▁Vienna ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 1 5 8 . ▁ ▁Ex terior ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁church ▁was ▁a ▁three - ais led ▁Roman es que ▁pill ar ▁church ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁ap se , ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 2 7 6 . ▁ ▁An ▁earth qu ake ▁circa ▁ 1 4 4 3 ▁greatly ▁dam aged ▁the ▁existing ▁church ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁Rest or ations ▁were ▁completed ▁by ▁ 1 4 4 9 ▁but ▁poor ly ▁done , ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁money , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 6 3 4 , ▁the ▁roof ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁full ▁view ▁of ▁Ferdinand ▁II , ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor . ▁ ▁The ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁tower , ▁struck ▁by ▁a ▁light ning ▁b olt ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 8 , ▁was ▁seized ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁completely ▁re build ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁Bar o que ▁style . ▁From ▁ 1 6 3 8 – 1 6 4 1 , ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁was