St. Erentraud Abbey (Kellenried)

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St. Erentraud Abbey

The Kellenried Abbey in the district Kellenried the municipality of Berg in Ravensburg in 1924 as a Benedictine - monastery of Beuron Congregation founded. The existing monastery is designated as a cultural monument.

history

The first sisters came from the St. Hemma Monastery in Gurk , Carinthia , and from the St. Gabriel Abbey , Bertholdstein. The monastery was named after St. Erentraud , the first abbess of the Nonnberg Benedictine Abbey in Salzburg .

The Abbey Church of St. Erentraud was built in a baroque style by the Freiburg government building officer Adolf J. Lorenz on the western ridge of the Schussental . The foundation stone was laid on July 15, 1923. The architect combined elements of neo-baroque , art nouveau and new objectivity in the monastery building . The monastery was occupied on September 7, 1924.

After financially justified interruption of the construction of outdoor structures in November 1924, the church was still provisionally established on November 16, 1925 benediziert . In 1926 the monastery was elevated to an abbey . The altar was donated in 1930, the rest of the church remained incomplete.

From 1940 to 1945 the sisters were expelled from the monastery by the National Socialists and the monastery was confiscated by the Gestapo . It was used to house Slovenian forced laborers.

In the years from 1955 to 1965 the addition of the guest church, the west wing and the extension of the north side supplemented the monastery complex; the church was on May 15, 1958 consecrated .

From 1983 to 1985 the church was renovated. In the interior, the places of the liturgy , the altar, the ambo and the stele of the tabernacle , as well as the windows, the choir stalls and the two organs have been redesigned according to the plans of the sculptor Elmar Hillebrand .

In 2010 a "Friends of the Kellenried Abbey" was founded.

Design of the church

Altar island with tabernacle and altar cross

tabernacle

The tabernacle standing free in the room is decorated with representations of biblical scenes, the meeting of Mary of Magdala with the risen Jesus Christ ( Joh 20.11-18 EU ) is thematized in arched fields  , the conversation with the apostle Thomas is discussed on the left ( Joh 20.19 -29  EU ). The back of the tabernacle depicts a mercy seat .

Tabernacle stele and altar cross

The altar cross is designed as a tree of life in connection with the tabernacle stele . Leaves and buds are depicted on the cross connected to the bottom of the altar island. The cross bears a corpus Christi, probably from the 17th century . This is flanked by two modern bronze figures. They depict Mary with a chalice in hand as a symbol of the church and John the Baptist , who points to the corpus as the Lamb of God .

Medallion decorations of the altar island

The story of the First Covenant is remembered in motifs of the experience of God in medallions . The "stations of salvation" shown are:

Organs

Main organ with nuns choir

Two organs are available, a main organ and a smaller choir organ . Both organs come from the organ building company Pflüger Orgelbau in Vorarlberg .

Main organ

The slider chest organ was built in 1994 and 1995. Among other things, it has 23 sounding registers with a purely mechanical register and keyboard action and a swell for the second manual . The prospectus was designed by Elmar Hillebrand, the veil boards were created by Klara Hillebrand and the sculptor Annelie Kremer.

Disposition of the organ
I Hauptwerk C-g '' '
Bourdon 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Reed flute 8th'
Willow pipe 8th'
Octave 4 ′
recorder 4 ′
Super octave 2 ′
mixture 1 1 / 3
Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C-g '' '
Wooden dacked 8th'
viola 8th'
Beat 8th'
Reed flute 4 ′
Sesquialter 2-fold
Advance deduction 2 2 / 3 '
Forest flute 2 ′
Larigot 1 1 / 3 '
Sifflet 1'
oboe 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C-f '
Sub bass 16 ′
Octavbass 8th'
Dacked bass 8th'
Piffaro 4 ′, 2 ′
Advance deduction 4 ′
bassoon 16 ′

Choir organ

This smaller organ dates from 1998 and has ten stops. It is equipped with a mechanical action mechanism and an electrical stop action mechanism with two free combinations . The organ also serves to accompany the choral singing.

Apse window

Onyx window

The windows of the apse contain 6 millimeter thin onyx slices made of three different types of onyx, which are set with lead rods . The transparency achieved in this way should allow the light to enter the interior in a nuanced and harmonious manner.

Artisanal additions

Above the choir stalls on the west gallery stand carved lime wood figures of the saints Benedict and Scholastica from the 17th century .

Between Christmas and February 2nd, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord , there is a historical nativity scene with figures from the 17th and 18th centuries. Century erected.

working area

In 2011, a guest wing with twelve single and two double rooms was integrated into the existing monastery complex. Courses are offered. In addition to retreats , the focus is on Benedictine spirituality, courses on liturgical topics and questions relating to life orientation in the Bible.

The sisters run a crib workshop, a candle workshop and a monastery shop.

During the fasting and Advent season and on certain festive days, a podcast of the evening praise is recorded, which is broadcast on the website of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart and on a YouTube channel.

literature

  • Charis Doepgen: Kellenried. Benedictine Abbey of St. Erentraud. Kunstverlag Peda, Passau 1999 (= Peda-Kunstführer; 467), ISBN 3-89643-125-0 .
  • Inge Steinsträßer: In exile 1940–1945 - The Benedictine Sisters of Kellenried during the “Third Reich” . Lit, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-643-13090-7 .
  • Women who love life. Benedictine nuns of the St. Erentraud Abbey, Kellenried. Oberschwäbische Verlagsanstalt, Ravensburg 2002, ISBN 3-926891-26-2 .
  • Sign of salvation. Altar island in the abbey church of St. Erentraud in Kellenried. Kellenried Monastery, Berg (10-page Leporello).

Web links

Commons : Kellenried Abbey  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e building history. Abbey site. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ Philipp Richter: When the nuns had to vacate the monastery. Schwäbische Zeitung from February 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Church tour and information - Benedictine Abbey of St. Erentraud - monastery portal ( Memento from March 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Website klosterportal.org. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ Friends of the Kellenried Abbey . Abbey site. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ Tabernacle . With detailed illustrations. Abbey site. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ Altar cross . With detailed illustrations. Abbey site. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ Altar Island . Abbey site. Accessed December 31, 2014.
  8. ↑ A cluster of scouts . With illustration and explanation. Abbey site. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ Sinai Covenant . With illustration and explanation. Abbey site. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ Pillar of Cloud and Fire . With illustration and explanation. Abbey site. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  11. ↑ Water from the rock . With illustration and explanation. Abbey site. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  12. ↑ Jacob's ladder . With illustration and explanation. Abbey site. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  13. ↑ Abraham Covenant . With illustration and explanation. Abbey site. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  14. ↑ Burning bush . With illustration and explanation. Abbey site. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  15. ↑ Noach Covenant . With illustration and explanation. Abbey site. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  16. ↑ a b c The organs. With illustrations. Abbey site. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  17. ↑ Kellenried - Pflüger organ building . Company website. Accessed December 31, 2014.
  18. ↑ Onyx window . With illustrations. Abbey site. Accessed December 31, 2014.
  19. ↑ Benedict & Scholastica . With illustrations. Abbey site. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  20. ↑ Crib workshop. With illustrations. Abbey site. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  21. ↑ Course program . Abbey site. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  22. ↑ Crib workshop . Abbey site. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  23. ↑ Candle workshop . Abbey site. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  24. ↑ Monastery shop . Abbey site. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  25. ↑ Media library of the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese
  26. ↑ YouTube channel of the monastery

Coordinates: 47 ° 50 ′ 37 "  N , 9 ° 34 ′ 11"  E