Triefenstein Monastery
The Triefenstein Monastery is a former monastery of the Augustinian Canons in Triefenstein in the Bavarian district of Lower Franconia in the diocese of Würzburg . Its name comes from the dripping stone , a spring that rises right next to the monastery under a prominent stone.
location
The complex, which consists of several buildings, is located in the town of the same name in the district of Trennfeld, west of the Main above the Main, opposite the town of Lengfurt in the Triefenstein community .
About 1 km to the northwest are the sparse remains of Neuchâtel , a Romanesque castle from the 12th / 13th centuries. Century.
history
The monastery, consecrated to St. Peter and Paul, was founded in 1102 by Gerung, a former dean of Neumünster Abbey in Würzburg . There are several reasons for the location of the monastery: the ford at the foot of the mountain on which the monastery was built, the elevated position on the mountain itself and the springs in the immediate vicinity.
The convent and church were rebuilt at the end of the 17th century with the participation of Joseph Greissing , and valuable furnishings were added in the course of the 18th century. The monastery was dissolved in 1803 in the course of secularization . The monastery complex came into the possession of the Counts of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg, who rose to Prince Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg in the course of an increase in status in 1812 - the church and monastery were completely neglected.
Since 1986 the Triefenstein Monastery has been home to the order- like Evangelical Christ-Bearer Brotherhood, which was founded in Bensheim in 1961 . They use the facility as their headquarters and guest house for up to 90 guests.
Today's buildings
The main building consists of a three-story middle section and two attached wings of the same number of floors. Next to it is the church with two towers. In addition, the gate, gardener and forester's house as well as a somewhat secluded farm belong to the complex.
Web links
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Triefenstein Monastery , basic data and history:
Erich Schneider: Triefenstein - Pastoral care and viticulture in the database of monasteries in Bavaria in the House of Bavarian History - More about the history of the monastery and the monastery archive in the Main-Tauber archive network
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The "dripping stone" . In: Archaeological Spessart Project . 2012 ( online [accessed March 17, 2014]). online ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d Brotherhood of Christ Bearers: Triefenstein Monastery . ( online [accessed April 17, 2014]).
- ↑ a b Erich Schneider: Triefenstein . In: House of Bavarian History (Hrsg.): Monasteries in Bavaria . S. 1–4 ( online (PDF) [accessed April 17, 2014]).
Coordinates: 49 ° 48 ′ 27.7 " N , 9 ° 35 ′ 54.3" E