ðə mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli ɐ pɹˈaɪɚɹi ʌv sənt. blˈeɪzᵻz ˈæbi ɪnðə blˈæk fˈɔːɹɪst, bˌʌt ɡˈeɪnd ðə stˈæɾəs əvən ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ˈæbi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.
The monastery was initially a priory of St. Blaise's Abbey in the Black Forest, but gained the status of an independent abbey in 1391.