Lorsch Abbey
From the date it was originally founded in the Carolingian period up until the High Middle Ages, Lorsch Abbey was one of the most important cultural centres for the dissemination of the educational programme developed by the royal court. The abbey became famous for its scriptorium and comprehensive library, one of the largest and most […]
Benedicte Abbey of Münsterschwaarzach
The monastery of Münsterschwarzach near Würzburg in the state of Bavaria is one of the most successful German monasteries. Four huge towers make the monastery to an impressive building. The monastery includes a school and furthermore a place, where guests can stay over night. In addition to that, the “Informationszentrum” inside of the monastery intends […]
Benedicte Abbey of Reicheneau
The Romanesque church towers of Reichenau Monastery on the island of the same name on the Bodensse in the far south of Germany can already be seen from the shore. The monastery has been inhabited by monks – with interruptions – for around 1300 years and is considered one of the most important monasteries during […]
St. Peter Cathedral
The Fritzlar Cathedral St. Peter is one of the most important architectural monuments in northern Hesse in terms of history and architecture. The history of the cathedral and the city of Fritzlar begins around 723, when St. Boniface founded a Benedictine monastery on that site. A few years later, around 732, a first stone church […]
Hirsau Abbey
The history of Hirsau Abbey begins around the year 830, when Bishop Noting of Vercelli brought the bones of St. Aurelius to Hirsau. Erlafried of Calw, a relative of Bishop Noting who had possessions in the area, ordered the construction of St. Aurelius I in the form of a small hall church, which was then […]
Premonstraten Monastery Schäftlarn
Schäftlarn Monastery, located on the Isar River, is one of the most original monasteries in Bavaria. Its status as the spiritual and cultural center of southern Munich is also due to the fact that it has been the only active monastery in the Munich district for over 1200 years. In 762 Waltrich, a Benedictine monk […]
Benedictine Abbey St. Salvator
The Benedictine Abbey of St. Salvator is located in the middle of the inner city of the picturesque climatic health resort of Prüm in the Eifel-Ardennes. Its central location within the Frankish Empire brought the monastery the special favour of the Carolingian rulers and enabled it to develop into one of the most important early […]
Benedictine Monastery of Seligenstadt
The monastery, founded in 828, is surrounded by a huge garden, which has been originally designed by the founder himself. In the middle ages this garden was used to produce plants for the population arround the monastery. The monastery consists of a main buildiung, which is divided into two parallel sections surrounding an inner court. […]
Benedictine Abbey of Corvey
The Princely Abbey of Corvey is a former Benedictine abbey and ecclesiastical principality now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was one of the half-dozen self-ruling princely abbeys of the Holy Roman Empire from the late Middle Ages until 1792 when Corvey was elevated to a prince-bishopric. Corvey, whose territory extended over a vast area, was […]
Tegernsee Abbey
The abbey in Tegernsee is a former Benedictine monastery that is located directly on Lake Tegernsee. The abbey, like the town that grew out of it, is named after the lake, whose name can be translated from the Old German, tegarin seo, meaning large lake. Founded in the 8th century, the abbey represented one of […]